A joint resolution commemorating the bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Public Law 100-482 · S.J.Res. 317 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 11, 1988 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Richard Lugar
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Extends to the people of France an expression of friendship on the occasion of the bicentennial of the French Revolution.
Urges the people of the United States to observe such bicentennial.
Directs that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of France and the Bill of Rights of the United States be printed as a Senate document. Provides for additional copies to be printed as bound volumes for presentation to specified French officials and for extra copies for the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Foreign Affairs Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee; Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee- Committee on House Administration · House · referred toSubcommittee: Procurement and Printing Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 11, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-482.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 23, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment. By Voice Vote.
- Sep 20, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Jul 11, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Jun 29, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Procurement and Printing Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 27, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- Jun 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Jun 21, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- May 12, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.