Sponsor and status
99th Congress (1985–1986)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 14, 1986
This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on October 14, 1986.
Read Text »
Last Updated: Oct 14, 1986
27 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 12 Republicans)
History
|
Aug 8, 1986
|
|
Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
|
|
Sep 11, 1986
|
|
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.
|
|
Sep 12, 1986
|
|
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.
|
|
Oct 1, 1986
|
|
Passed House
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. |
|
Oct 14, 1986
|
|
Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
|
S.J.Res. 390 (99th) 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. 390. This is the one from the 99th Congress.
This joint resolution was introduced in the 99th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“S.J.Res. 390 — 99th Congress: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of November ….” www.GovTrack.us. 1986. October 1, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/99/sjres390>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
