Joint resolution asking the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of September 1975 as "National Hunting and Fishing Day".
Public Law 94-96 · S.J.Res. 34 · 94th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 18, 1975 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas McIntyre (D-NH)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 39 yea, 7 nay39–7
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Requests the President to declare the fourth Saturday of September 1975 as "National Hunting and Fishing Day."
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Sep 18, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-96.
- Sep 10, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 9, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, division vote (39-7), in lieu of H.J.Res. 209.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 9, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 8, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- May 7, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 19, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary 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.