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| 103-sjres-222 | 103 | sjres | 222 | A joint resolution to designate October 19, 1994, as "Mercy Otis Warren Day", and for other purposes. | Social Sciences and History | 1994-09-27 | 1994-11-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 2 | Designates October 19, 1994, as Mercy Otis Warren Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-187 | 103 | sjres | 187 | A joint resolution designating July 16 through July 24, 1994, as "National Apollo Anniversary Observance". | Social Sciences and History | 1994-05-11 | 1994-07-20 | Became Public Law No: 103-278. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 60 | Designates July 16 through 24, 1994, as National Apollo Anniversary Observance. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-172 | 103 | sjres | 172 | A joint resolution designating May 29, 1995, through June 6, 1995, as a "Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth anniversary of World war II". | Social Sciences and History | 1994-03-15 | 1994-08-01 | Became Public Law No: 103-291. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 54 | Designates May 29 through June 6, 1995, as a Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-161 | 103 | sjres | 161 | A joint resolution to designate April 1994, as "Civil War History Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1994-01-31 | 1994-04-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 50 | Designates April 1994 as Civil War History Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-140 | 103 | sjres | 140 | A joint resolution to designate December 7, 1993, as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-10-05 | 1993-11-20 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 51 | Designates December 7, 1993, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Requests the President to urge that the U.S. flag be flown at half staff on December 7, 1993, in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-136 | 103 | sjres | 136 | A joint resolution to designate the month of July 1994 as "Lewis and Clark Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-09-15 | 1993-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 4 | Designates July 1994 as Lewis and Clark Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-97 | 103 | sjres | 97 | A joint resolution to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Oregon Trail. | Social Sciences and History | 1993-05-25 | 1993-07-26 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 50 | Designates September 4, 1993, as National Oregon Trail Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-87 | 103 | sjres | 87 | A joint resolution to designate September 13, 1993, as "Commodore John Barry Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-05-04 | 1993-05-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Designates September 13, 1993, as Commodore John Barry Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-83 | 103 | sjres | 83 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning February 6, 1994, as "Lincoln Legacy Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-04-21 | 1993-04-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 17 | Designates the week beginning February 6, 1994, as Lincoln Legacy Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-84 | 103 | sjres | 84 | A joint resolution designating the week of June 1, 1993, through June 7, 1993, as a "Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-04-21 | 1993-05-20 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 53 | Designates June 1 through 7, 1993, as a Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-82 | 103 | sjres | 82 | A joint resolution to designate May 13, 1994, as "Irish Brigade-Marine Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-04-19 | 1993-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 3 | Designates May 13, 1994, as Irish Brigade Marines Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-57 | 103 | sjres | 57 | A joint resolution to designate June 4 of each year as "National Midway Recognition Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-03-04 | 1993-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Designates June 4 of each year as National Midway Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-42 | 103 | sjres | 42 | A joint resolution to designate the month of April 1993 as "Civil War History Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-02-04 | 1993-11-15 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 57 | Designates April 1993 as Civil War History Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-sjres-53 | 103 | sjres | 53 | A joint resolution designating March 1993 and March 1994 both as "Women's History Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1993-02-02 | 1993-04-12 | Became Public Law No: 103-22. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 43 | Designates the months of March 1993 and March 1994 as Women's History Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-333 | 102 | sjres | 333 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning February 7, 1993, as "Lincoln Legacy Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 13 | Designates the week beginning February 7, 1993, as Lincoln Legacy Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-330 | 102 | sjres | 330 | A joint resolution to designate March 1993 as "Irish-American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1992-08-06 | 1992-10-08 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 54 | Designates March 1993 as Irish-American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-305 | 102 | sjres | 305 | A joint resolution to designate October 1992 as "Polish American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1992-05-14 | 1992-10-16 | Became Public Law No: 102-424. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 51 | Designates October 1992 as Polish-American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-306 | 102 | sjres | 306 | A joint resolution designating October 1992 as "Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 22 | Designates October 1992 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-265 | 102 | sjres | 265 | A joint resolution to designate October 9, 1992, as "National School Celebration of the Centennial of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America by Columbus Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1992-03-04 | 1992-03-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 4 | Designates October 9, 1992, as National School Celebration of the Centennial of the Pledge of Allegiance and Quincentennial of the Discovery of America by Columbus Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-224 | 102 | sjres | 224 | A joint resolution designating March 1992 as "Irish-American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-10-31 | 1992-02-27 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 51 | Designates March 1992 as Irish-American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-211 | 102 | sjres | 211 | A joint resolution designating October 1991 as "Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-10-03 | 1991-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 11 | Designates October 1991 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-206 | 102 | sjres | 206 | A joint resolution to designate November 16, 1991, as "Dutch-American Heritage Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-09-26 | 1991-11-04 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 56 | Designates November 16, 1991, as Dutch-American Heritage Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-204 | 102 | sjres | 204 | A joint resolution proclaining Christopher Columbus to be an honorary citizen of the United States. | Social Sciences and History | 1991-09-24 | 1991-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 3 | Grants honorary U.S. citizenship to Christopher Columbus. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-190 | 102 | sjres | 190 | A joint resolution to designate January 1, 1992, as "National Ellis Island Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-08-02 | 1991-11-18 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 30 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate January 1, 1992, as National Ellis Island Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-155 | 102 | sjres | 155 | A joint resolution commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the arrival of Vitrus Bering in America. | Social Sciences and History | 1991-06-04 | 1991-06-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Designates October 1991 as Russian-American Heritage Month. Encourages U.S. and Soviet citizens to participate in celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Vitus Bering Expedition on the Northwest coast of America. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 102-sjres-151 | 102 | sjres | 151 | A joint resolution to designate October 6, 1991, and October 6, 1992, as "German-American Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-05-23 | 1991-10-03 | Became Public Law No: 102-117. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 55 | Designates October 6, 1991 and 1992, as German-American Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sjres-125 | 102 | sjres | 125 | A joint resolution to designate October 1991 as "Polish American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1991-04-17 | 1991-10-03 | Became Public Law No: 102-115. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 51 | Designates October 1991 as Polish American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-349 | 101 | sjres | 349 | A joint resolution designating October 1990, as "Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-07-13 | 1990-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 101-460. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 53 | Designates October 1990 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-289 | 101 | sjres | 289 | A joint resolution to designate October 1990 as "Polish American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-04-19 | 1990-09-20 | Became Public Law No: 101-388. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 54 | Designates October 1990 as Polish-American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-277 | 101 | sjres | 277 | A joint resolution designating October 6, 1990, as "German-American Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-03-26 | 1990-09-28 | Senate passed companion measure H.J.RES. 469 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 54 | Designates October 6, 1990, as German-American Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-263 | 101 | sjres | 263 | A joint resolution to designate October 11, 1990, as "National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-03-01 | 1990-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 53 | Designates October 11, 1990, as National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-262 | 101 | sjres | 262 | A joint resolution designating March 1990 as "Irish-American Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-02-27 | 1990-03-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 36 | Designates March 1990 as Irish-American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-257 | 101 | sjres | 257 | A joint resolution to designate March 10, 1990, as "Harriet Tubman Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1990-02-20 | 1990-03-13 | Became Public Law No: 101-252. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 31 | Designates March 10, 1990, as Harriet Tubman Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-226 | 101 | sjres | 226 | A joint resolution to designate the year 1990 as the "Bicentennial Anniversary of the legacy of Benjamin Franklin". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-11-13 | 1990-03-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 52 | Designates 1990 as the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-193 | 101 | sjres | 193 | A joint resolution designating October 1989 as "National Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 30 | Designates October 1989 as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-118 | 101 | sjres | 118 | A joint resolution designating October 6, 1989, as "German-American Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-05-03 | 1989-10-03 | Became Public Law No: 101-107. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 52 | Designates October 6, 1989, as German-American Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-92 | 101 | sjres | 92 | A joint resolution to invite the houses of worship of this Nation to celebrate the bicentennial of the inauguration of George Washington, the first President of the United States, by ringing bells at 12 noon on Sunday, April 30, 1989. | Social Sciences and History | 1989-04-04 | 1989-05-01 | Became Public Law No: 101-20. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 2 | Invites U.S. houses of worship to celebrate the 200th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration by ringing bells at 12 noon on Sunday, April 30, 1989. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-sjres-93 | 101 | sjres | 93 | A joint resolution to designate October 1989 as "Polish American Heritage Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-04-04 | 1989-07-27 | Became Public Law No: 101-64. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 52 | Designates October 1989 as Polish American Heritage Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-84 | 101 | sjres | 84 | A joint resolution to designate April 30, 1989, as "National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-03-16 | 1989-05-02 | Became Public Law No: 101-22. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 24 | Designates April 30, 1989, as National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-70 | 101 | sjres | 70 | A bill to designate the month of March 1989, as "Women's History Month". | Social Sciences and History | 1989-03-02 | 1989-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Designates the month of March 1989 as Women's History Month. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-sjres-187 | 99 | sjres | 187 | A bill designating Patrick Henry's last home and burial place, known as Red Hill, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a national Memorial to Patrick Henry. | Social Sciences and History | 1985-08-01 | 1986-05-12 | Became Public Law No: 99-296. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 1 | Designates Patrick Henry's last home and burial place, in Virginia, as the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with the property owner's concurrence, to place an inscribed plaque or marker at Patrick Henry's gravesite on or by June 6, 1986. Provides that the ownership of Red Hill is to remain non-Federal and that no costs associated with the memorial are to be borne by the Federal Government. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-sjres-143 | 99 | sjres | 143 | A joint resolution to authorize the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia at an appropriate site in Constitution Gardens. | Social Sciences and History | 1985-05-24 | 1986-09-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. For further action see H.J.Res. 142. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 49 | Authorizes the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the courageous slaves and free black persons of the American Revolution. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site, approve the design and plans, and provide for maintenance. Prohibits the use of any Federal funds for the memorial's construction. Terminates the Foundation's authority to establish such memorial five years from the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 98-sjres-359 | 98 | sjres | 359 | A joint resolution to designate July 23, 1985, as "Ulysses S. Grant Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Designates July 23, 1985, as Ulysses S. Grant Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-358 | 98 | sjres | 358 | A joint resolution to designate October 19, 1984, as "John McLoughlin Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Designates October 19, 1984, as John McLoughlin Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-341 | 98 | sjres | 341 | A joint resolution designating August 28, 1984, as a national day of recognition of Father Junipero Serra. | Social Sciences and History | 1984-08-07 | 1984-08-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate August 28, 1984, as a national day of recognition of Father Junipero Serra. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-340 | 98 | sjres | 340 | A joint resolution to designate the week of September 23, 1984 as "National Historically Black Colleges Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-08-06 | 1984-09-24 | Became Public Law No: 98-416. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 43 | Designates the week of September 23, 1984, as National Historically Black Colleges Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-296 | 98 | sjres | 296 | A joint resolution to designate June 14, 1984, as "Baltic Freedom Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-05-15 | 1984-06-15 | Became Public Law No: 98-318. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 37 | Designates June 14, 1984, as Baltic Freedom Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-272 | 98 | sjres | 272 | A joint resolution recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw Uprising and the Polish resistance to the invasion of Poland during World War II. | Social Sciences and History | 1984-04-10 | 1984-08-17 | Became Public Law No: 98-384. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 27 | States that the United States joins in recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and the Polish resistance to the World War II invasion of Poland. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-268 | 98 | sjres | 268 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the day of June 6, 1984, as "D-Day National Remembrance Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-03-28 | 1984-03-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 32 | Commemorates on June 6, 1984, the fortieth anniversary of the allied forces invasion against the Nazi army. Authorizes and requests the President to designate June 6, 1984, as D-Day National Remembrance Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-248 | 98 | sjres | 248 | A joint resolution designating August 21, 1984, as "Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-02-28 | 1984-08-17 | Became Public Law No: 98-383. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 28 | Designates August 21, 1984, as Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-240 | 98 | sjres | 240 | A joint resolution relating to the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Rome. | Social Sciences and History | 1984-02-22 | 1984-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 49 | Declares that Congress asks the American people to take cognizance of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Rome on June 2 through June 3, 1984. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-221 | 98 | sjres | 221 | A joint resolution to honor the contribution of blacks in the American Revolution. | Social Sciences and History | 1984-02-01 | 1984-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 28 | Expresses the appreciation of Congress to the descendants of blacks who contributed to American independence. Encourages State and local governments and private organizations to conduct activities during Black History Month 1985 in honor of black involvement in the American Revolution. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-214 | 98 | sjres | 214 | A joint resolution to designate April 22, 1984, as "Queen Isabella I Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1984-01-26 | 1984-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Desingates April 22, 1984, as Queen Isabella I Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-204 | 98 | sjres | 204 | A joint resolution to designate "Women's History Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1983-11-18 | 1984-03-05 | See H.J.Res.422. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 28 | Designates the week of March 8, 1984, as Women's History Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-153 | 98 | sjres | 153 | A joint resolution to congratulate the people of the County of New York on the occasion of the tricentennial of the founding of the County of New York. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 8 | Congratulates the people of the County of New York on the occasion of the tricentennial of its founding. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-144 | 98 | sjres | 144 | A joint resolution designating September 5, 1983, as "National Beale Street, Home-of-the-Blues Day" to commemorate the redevelopment of the historic area where W.C. Handy, originator of the famous music form known as the "Blues", composed the "Memphis Blues" some seventy years ago. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-08-03 | 1983-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 11 | Designates September 5, 1983, as National Beale Street, Home-of-the-Blues Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-139 | 98 | sjres | 139 | A joint resolution to commemorate the centennial of Eleanor Roosevelt's birth. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-07-28 | 1983-11-21 | Became Public Law No: 98-162. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Establishes a Commission on the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial to encourage and coordinate Federal observance of October 11, 1984, the centennial of Eleanor Roosevelt's birth. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to complete the renovation of the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site at Val-Kill in Hyde Park, New York in FY 1984, sufficiently to open it to full public visitation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 98-sjres-123 | 98 | sjres | 123 | A joint resolution to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-06-27 | 1983-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 1 | Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-64 | 98 | sjres | 64 | A joint resolution to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Sweden and the United States. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-03-17 | 1983-04-04 | Became Public Law No: 98-15. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 9 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate Monday, April 4, 1983, as Swedish-American Friendship Day, in order to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity between Sweden and the United States. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-sjres-59 | 98 | sjres | 59 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate February 27, 1986, as "Hugo LaFayette Black Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1983-03-10 | 1984-07-03 | Became Public Law No: 98-335. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 28 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate February 27, 1986, as Hugo LaFayette Black Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-60 | 98 | sjres | 60 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the year of 1984 as a "Year of National Observance of the Four Hundreth Anniversary of the Founding of the First English Settlement in the New World on Roanoke Island, North Carolina." | Social Sciences and History | 1983-03-10 | 1983-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] | NC | R | E000017 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the year of 1984 as a year of National Observance of the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of the First English Settlement in the New World on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-49 | 98 | sjres | 49 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of April 10-16, 1983, as "A Week of Remembrance for the 40th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising". | Social Sciences and History | 1983-03-03 | 1983-04-26 | Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 44 | (Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation in commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-42 | 98 | sjres | 42 | A joint resolution designating Alaska Statehood Day, January 3, 1984. | Social Sciences and History | 1983-02-24 | 1983-06-22 | Became Public Law No: 98-42. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 29 | Designates January 3, 1984, to be known as Alaska Statehood Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-sjres-37 | 98 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution providing that the week containing March 8, 1983, shall be designated as "Women's History Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1983-02-17 | 1983-03-08 | Became Public Law No: 98-3. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 35 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Designates the week beginning March 8, 1983, as Women's History Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-269 | 97 | sjres | 269 | A joint resolution to designate December 11, 1982, as "Fiorello H. La Guardia Day." | Social Sciences and History | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Designates December 11, 1982, as Fiorello Henry La Guardia Memorial Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-260 | 97 | sjres | 260 | A joint resolution to designate the period commencing January 1, 1983, and ending December 31, 1983, as the "Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America". | Social Sciences and History | 1982-10-01 | 1983-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-472. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 37 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates 1983 as the Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America. Expresses congressional support for the President's Youth Exchange Initiative, and especially the concept of a United States-German teenage exchange sponsored by the Congress and the West German Bundestag. Establishes the Presidential Commission for the German-American Tricentennial to coordinate the commemoration of the Tricentennial. Directs that all expenditures by the Commission be made from donated funds. Requires a report from the Commission by, and terminates the Commission on, January 31, 1984. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-sjres-215 | 97 | sjres | 215 | A joint resolution to provide that the week beginning March 6, 1983 shall be designated as "Women's History Week." | Social Sciences and History | 1982-07-15 | 1982-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 38 | Designates the week beginning March 6, 1983, as Women's History Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-150 | 97 | sjres | 150 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 20, 1982, as "Amelia Earhart Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1982-02-25 | 1982-05-19 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 28 | Requests the President to designate May 20, 1982, as Amelia Earhart Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-130 | 97 | sjres | 130 | A joint resolution designating February 22, 1982, the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, a "Day of National Celebration." | Social Sciences and History | 1981-11-20 | 1982-02-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 26 | Requests the President to designate February 22, 1982, as a day of national celebration in honor of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-95 | 97 | sjres | 95 | A joint resolution to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the supervision and approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, to proceed with the construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and for other purposes. | Social Sciences and History | 1981-07-08 | 1982-07-28 | Became Public Law No: 97-224. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 7 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct a Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia, subject to the approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and in accordance with the general design selected by such Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 97-sjres-87 | 97 | sjres | 87 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 13, 1981, as "Commodore John Barry Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1981-06-09 | 1981-08-20 | Became Public Law No: 97-43. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 5 | Requests the President to designate September 13, 1981, as "Commodore John Barry Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-59 | 97 | sjres | 59 | A joint resolution designating the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States. | Social Sciences and History | 1981-03-30 | 1982-06-01 | Became Public Law No: 97-188. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 31 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States for 1982 and 1983. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-39 | 97 | sjres | 39 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate January 17 of each year as "Benjamin Franklin Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1981-02-26 | 1981-02-26 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Requests the President to designate January 17 of each year as "Benjamin Franklin Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-sjres-28 | 97 | sjres | 28 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 7, 1982, as "Women's History Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1981-02-06 | 1981-08-04 | Became Public Law No: 97-28. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 35 | (Measure passed House, amended) Requests the President to designate the week beginning March 7, 1982, as "Women's History Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-214 | 96 | sjres | 214 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate January 17 of each year as "Benjamin Franklin Day." | Social Sciences and History | 1980-12-05 | 1980-12-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Requests the President to designate January 17 of each year as "Benjamin Franklin Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-211 | 96 | sjres | 211 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 8, 1981, as "Women's History Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1980-11-13 | 1980-11-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 16 | Designates the week beginning March 8, 1981, as "Women's History Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-186 | 96 | sjres | 186 | A joint resolution designating October 19, 1981 as a Day of National Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the American Victory at Yorktown, Virginia. | Social Sciences and History | 1980-06-17 | 1980-09-30 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H.J.Res. 472 for similar provisions). | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 24 | Designates October 19, 1981, as a Day of National Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the victory of General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-172 | 96 | sjres | 172 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate September 13, 1980, as "Commodore John Barry Day". | Social Sciences and History | 1980-05-06 | 1980-05-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 3 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 13, 1980, as "Commodore John Barry Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-173 | 96 | sjres | 173 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of May 11 through May 17, 1980, as "National Historic Preservation Week." | Social Sciences and History | 1980-05-06 | 1980-05-08 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA] | IA | D | C000979 | 13 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 11 through May 17, 1980, as "National Historic Preservation Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-151 | 96 | sjres | 151 | Constitutional Bicentennial Observance Act | Social Sciences and History | 1980-03-12 | 1980-03-12 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Constitution Bicentennial Observance Act - Establishes the United States Constitution Bicentennial Commission, representing the three branches of the Federal Government and the public, to plan and develop a three-year program for commemorating the bicentennial of the United States Constitution. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Directs the Commission to submit specified reports to the President and the Congress. Requires certain Federal officials to assist the Commission in planning the commemoration. Terminates the Commission on April 31, 1988. Authorizes the Commission to extend matching grants to nonprofit entities, States, and local governments for commemorative programs. | 2025-09-02T13:55:32Z | |
| 96-sjres-116 | 96 | sjres | 116 | A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. | Social Sciences and History | 1979-10-16 | 1979-10-16 | Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] | WV | D | R000046 | 0 | Provides for the commemoration by the Congress of the centennial of the birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-second President of the United States. Establishes a Special Joint Committee on the Centennial of the Birth of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sets forth rules and procedures under which such joint committee shall operate. Directs the joint committee to arrange for a joint session of the Congress to be held on Saturday, January 30, 1982, to celebrate and commemorate the centennial of the birth of President Roosevelt. Authorizes the joint committee to acquire manuscripts, photographs, and illustrations as it deems appropriate, including "The Days of Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Chronicle", prepared by Pare Lorentz. Authorizes the printing of 25,000 copies of any such manuscripts acquired. States that the expenses of the joint committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 96-sjres-102 | 96 | sjres | 102 | A joint resolution providing for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Constitution and other events related to the establishment of the Federal Government during the period 1776 to 1800 and establishing a Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era. | Social Sciences and History | 1979-08-03 | 1979-08-03 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 8 | Establishes the Commission for the Commemoration of the Federal Government Bicentenary Era to commemorate the significant events in American history which occurred between the years of 1776 and 1800. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the activities of the Commission. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-97 | 96 | sjres | 97 | A joint resolution designating April 13 through April 19 as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust." | Social Sciences and History | 1979-07-20 | 1980-04-10 | Public Law 96-233. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 35 | Designates the period of April 13 through April 19, 1980, as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of Holocaust." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sjres-71 | 96 | sjres | 71 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of May 6 through 12, 1979, as "National Historic Preservation Week". | Social Sciences and History | 1979-05-02 | 1979-05-24 | Public Law 96-13. | Senate | Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA] | IA | D | C000979 | 11 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of May 6 through May 12, 1979, as "National Historic Preservation Week." | 2021-09-25T05:28:16Z | |
| 96-sjres-26 | 96 | sjres | 26 | A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating July 4 of each year as Independence Day. | Social Sciences and History | 1979-01-24 | 1979-01-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate July 4 of each year as Independence Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-sjres-132 | 95 | sjres | 132 | A joint resolution to establish a Presidential Commission to develop plans for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. | Social Sciences and History | 1978-04-27 | 1978-04-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN] | MN | D | A000202 | 23 | Establishes the President's Commission on the Victims of the Holocaust for the purpose of considering and developing plans for the design, construction, and location of a permanent memorial in the United States to the victims of the Holocaust. Terminates the Commission within one year after the submission of its final report. Requires that such report be submitted to the Congress and the President within 18 months after the effective date of this resolution. Authorizes appropriations of $750,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 94-sjres-116 | 94 | sjres | 116 | A joint resolution to direct the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration to encourage local communities to participate in special celebrations during the evening of July 4, 1976. | Social Sciences and History | 1975-07-25 | 1975-07-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] | MN | D | H000953 | 1 | Directs the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration to encourage local communities to participate in special celebrations during the evening of July 1, 1976. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 94-sjres-77 | 94 | sjres | 77 | A joint resolution to amend the Act creating the American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Council to permit the appointment of members from the New England States. | Social Sciences and History | 1975-04-30 | 1975-04-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] | NH | D | M000486 | 6 | Revises the Federal law creating the American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Council to expand the Council in order to include members from the New England States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |
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