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S.J.Res. 278 (99th)

A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1986, as "Freedom of Information Day".

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Introduced

24 February 1986

Last action

4 March 1986 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT]

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Designates March 16, 1986, as Freedom of Information Day.

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Timeline

  1. 24 February 1986

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 February 1986

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 1986

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 27 February 1986

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 February 1986

    Reported

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 4 March 1986

    Floor

    Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

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