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House joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 12, 1987, as "National Telecommunicators' Week".

H.J.Res. 116Introduced Jan 28, 1987Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. William Chappell D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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

137 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 85 Democrats

50 of 137 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), William Boner (D-TN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), James Courter (R-NJ), W. Daniel (D-VA), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), George Darden (D-GA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Jack Davis (R-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Michael DeWine (R-OH) and 107 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Chappell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-4 district

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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.