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A resolution to designate October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day".

Public Law 95-347 · H.J.Res. 946 · 95th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Aug 18, 1978 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Clarence Brown (R-OH-7)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 264 yea, 10 nay264–10
SenateMethod not stated

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day."

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 95th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 269 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

269 yea10 nay153 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

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Democrats who voted yea(192)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. John MossD-CA-3
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-15
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Edward PattisonD-NY-29
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Robert CornellD-WI-8
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Joseph AmmermanD-PA-23
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Mark HannafordD-CA-34
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. John KrebsD-CA-17
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. David CornwellD-IN-8
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Max BaucusD-MT-1
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. Martha KeysD-KS-2
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Theodore RisenhooverD-OK-2
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. Robert KruegerD-TX-21
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Robert GammageD-TX-22
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
Rep. John FlyntD-GA-6
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7

Republicans who voted yea(77)

Rep. Newton SteersR-MD-8
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. John CunninghamR-WA-7
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. David StockmanR-MI-4
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Richard KellyR-FL-5
Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1219 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Judiciary Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

Aug 18, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-347.
Aug 15, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
Aug 14, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Aug 11, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Aug 10, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
Jul 27, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Jul 24, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #588 (264-10).House roll call 588
FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Jul 18, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
May 31, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.

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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.