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SJRES 70 99th Congress Senate

A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1985, as "National Agriculture Day".

Introduced: March 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Agriculture and FoodSpecial days
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 1985
Became Public Law No: 99-207.
Dec 23, 1985
Signed by President.
Dec 17, 1985
Presented to President.
Dec 17, 1985
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 11, 1985
Senate agreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Dec 11, 1985
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Dec 3, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 3, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 3, 1985
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 3, 1985
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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. 34.
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 28, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 28, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 23, 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-207.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proclaims March 20, 1985, as National Agriculture Day.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 137 Identical bill A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1985, as "National Agriculture Day".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 7, 1985
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 28, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 70: A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1985, as "National Agriculture Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-70/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 70: A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1985, as "National Agriculture Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-70/.
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S.J. Res. 70, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-70/.
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