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SJRES 398 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Freedom of information Legislation Special weeks

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986, as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".

Introduced: August 13, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 13, 1986
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the week beginning September 7, 1986, as National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week.

What's happening now August 13, 1986

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 580 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986 as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness …
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 13, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 398: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986, as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-398/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 398: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986, as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-398/.
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S.J. Res. 398, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-398/.
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[S.J. Res. 398: A joint resolution to designate the week beginning September 7, 1986, as "National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-398/)
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