A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the month of April 1982 as "Parliamentary Emphasis Month."
Public Law 97-169 · S.J.Res. 102 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 6, 1982 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Robert Byrd
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Requests the President to designate the month of April 1982, as Parliamentary Emphasis 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 toSubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Apr 6, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-169.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 5, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Aug 11, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jul 31, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Jul 29, 1981FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.