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SJRES 91 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Afghanistan Dispute settlement International Affairs Military intervention Special days U.S.S.R. War

A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1985, as "Afghanistan Day".

Introduced: March 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Mar 21, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 21, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 20, 1985
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 20, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates March 21, 1985, as Afghanistan Day.

Condemns the Soviet Union for the attempted subjugation of Afghanistan. Calls upon the Soviet Union to commit itself to a negotiated political settlement for Afghanistan.

What's happening now April 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 20, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 91: A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1985, as "Afghanistan Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-91/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 91: A joint resolution to designate March 21, 1985, as "Afghanistan Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-91/.
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S.J. Res. 91, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-91/.
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