A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 20, 1982, as "Amelia Earhart Day".
Latest action. Indefinitely postponed by Senate by voice voteA vote decided by which side sounds louder. No individual positions are recorded, so no member can be held to a position afterward.Read the full definition (opens a new tab).
Requests the President to designate May 20, 1982, as Amelia Earhart Day.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on February 25, 1982. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
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The record's latest action, on May 19, 1982: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
What is a joint resolution, exactly?
A joint resolution travels the same road as a bill: both chambers pass it and the President signs it, and it then has the same force as any other law. The label is largely a matter of custom, often used for narrow or time-limited measures.
One exception matters. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution is not sent to the President at all. It goes to the states, and three quarters of them have to ratify it.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
NANCY KASSEBAUM (R-KS) introduced it on February 25, 1982, and 28 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 11 Democrats, 17 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 25, 1982, 16268 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16185 days ago, on May 19, 1982.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIndefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action