SJRES 357 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".

Introduced: June 5, 1986 See on congress.gov

Commemorations Black collegesSpecial weeks

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 25, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-422.

Sep 25, 1986

Signed by President.

Sep 19, 1986

Presented to President.

Sep 19, 1986

Measure Signed in Senate.

Sep 18, 1986

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 18, 1986

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 18, 1986

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 18, 1986

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 23, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Jun 16, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Jun 13, 1986

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jun 13, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Jun 12, 1986

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 684.

Jun 12, 1986

Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Jun 12, 1986

Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jun 5, 1986

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jun 5, 1986

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action September 25, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-422.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week of September 15 through September 21, 1986, as National Historically Black Colleges Week.

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Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Census and Population Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jun 5, 1986

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 357: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-357/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 357: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-357/.

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S.J. Res. 357, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-357/.

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[S.J. Res. 357: A joint resolution to designate the week of September 15, 1986, through September 21, 1986, as "National Historically Black Colleges Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-357/)