House concurrent resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charles E. Thornton, Lee Shapiro, and Jim Lindelof, citizens of the United States who were killed in Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep. James Courter R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 1988
- Committee actionJun 14, 1988
- Passed HouseJun 14, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Jun 15, 1988 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
239 cosponsors — 112 Republicans, 126 Democrats, 1 independent
130 of 239 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Edward Boland (D-MA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE) and 209 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Courter.
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- H.J.Res. 676 (100th) A joint resolution designating December 7, 1988 as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" on the occasion of the anniversary of the…
- H.Con.Res. 41 (100th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should break United States diplomatic relations with the…
- H.R. 2144 (100th) A bill to prohibit the employment of nationals from Warsaw Pact countries at United States diplomatic and consular missions in those…
- H.Con.Res. 109 (100th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the construction of a new chancery building in Moscow.
- H.R. 4454 (100th) Recycling Act of 1988
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.