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S.J.Res. 75 (101st): A joint resolution relating to NASA and the International Space Year.


Sponsor and status

Introduced
Mar 9, 1989
101st Congress (1989–1990)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 31, 1990

This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on July 31, 1990.

Law
Pub.L. 101-339
Sponsor

Spark Matsunaga

Senator for Hawaii

Democrat

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Last Updated: Jul 31, 1990

Cosponsors

11 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Source

History

Mar 9, 1989
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Mar 6, 1990
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Mar 7, 1990
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Jun 12, 1990
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Jul 19, 1990
 
Senate Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Jul 31, 1990
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S.J.Res. 75 (101st) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.J.Res. 75. This is the one from the 101st Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 101st Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1989 to Oct 28, 1990. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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