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SJRES 48 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Teacher".

Introduced: February 21, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Apr 1, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 28, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 26, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
Mar 26, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 21, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Approved for reporting without amendment favorably.
Feb 7, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 4, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates 1986 as the Year of the Teacher.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 21, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 48: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Teacher".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-48/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 48: A joint resolution to designate the year of 1986 as the "Year of the Teacher".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-48/.
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S.J. Res. 48, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-48/.
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