An original joint resolution to commend the people and the sovereign confederation of the neutral nation of Switzerland for their contributions to freedom, international peace, and understanding on the occasion of the meeting between the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union on November 19-20, 1985, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Public Law 99-144 · S.J.Res. 227 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 8, 1985 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the people and nation of Switzerland are to be commended for what they have done throughout this century in the search for freedom, international peace, and understanding.
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.
- Nov 8, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-144.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 31, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 29, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 25, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Oct 24, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
- Oct 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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.