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SJRES 303 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Housing discrimination Special months

A joint resolution to designate April 1986, as "Fair Housing Month".

Introduced: March 20, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-282.
Apr 24, 1986
Signed by President.
Apr 18, 1986
Presented to President.
Apr 18, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 17, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 17, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 17, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 17, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 14, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 11, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 10, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602.
Apr 10, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Apr 10, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 20, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 20, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and requests the President to designate April as Fair Housing Month.

What's happening now April 24, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-282.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 561 Related bill A joint resolution to designate April, 1986 as "Fair Housing Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 9, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 303: A joint resolution to designate April 1986, as "Fair Housing Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-303/
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"S.J. Res. 303: A joint resolution to designate April 1986, as "Fair Housing Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-303/.
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S.J. Res. 303, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-303/.
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