A joint resolution to designate October 1994 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
Public Law 103-367 · S.J.Res. 185 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 14, 1994 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
Cosponsors (59): Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Joseph Biden,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates October 1994 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 14, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-367.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 6, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 30, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Byrne asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Aug 16, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Aug 12, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Aug 11, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- May 5, 1994CommitteeCommittee · 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.