A joint resolution to designate the week of October 2 through October 8, 1988, as "National Paralysis Awareness Week."
Public Law 100-484 · S.J.Res. 364 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 13, 1988 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Cosponsors (53): Sen. Richard Shelby, Sen. Arlen Specter,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 413 yea, 1 nay413–1
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates October 2 through October 8, 1988, as National Paralysis Awareness Week.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Oct 13, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-484.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 413 - 1 (Record Vote No: 431).House roll call 431
- Oct 4, 1988FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 30, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Aug 10, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.