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SJRES 414 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".

Introduced: September 18, 1986 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Freedom of informationSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-539.
Oct 27, 1986
Signed by President.
Oct 16, 1986
Presented to President.
Oct 15, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 10, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 10, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Oct 10, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 10, 1986
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 6, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 3, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1054.
Oct 2, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Oct 2, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 16, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 16, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 27, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-539.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 16, 1987, as Freedom of Information Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 745 Identical bill A joint resolution designating March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Sep 18, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 414: A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-414/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 414: A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-414/.
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S.J. Res. 414, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-414/.
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[S.J. Res. 414: A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1987, as "Freedom of Information Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-414/)
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