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SJRES 315 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution designating May 1986 as "Older Americans Month".

Introduced: April 9, 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 23, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-277.
Apr 23, 1986
Signed by President.
Apr 15, 1986
Presented to President.
Apr 15, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 14, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 14, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 14, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 14, 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. 606.
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.
Apr 9, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 9, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 23, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-277.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to designate May 1986 as Older Americans Month.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 542 Identical bill A joint resolution designating May 1986 as "Older Americans Month".
 Bill text 1 version

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 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. 315: A joint resolution designating May 1986 as "Older Americans Month".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-315/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 315: A joint resolution designating May 1986 as "Older Americans Month".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-315/.
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S.J. Res. 315, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-315/.
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