House joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating the week beginning March 7, 1989, as "Deaf Awareness Week".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 1988
- Committee actionOct 21, 1988
- Passed HouseOct 21, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 1988 — Received in the Senate and read twice 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
233 cosponsors — 116 Republicans, 116 Democrats, 1 independent
118 of 233 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), William Alexander (D-AR), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Robert Badham (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), David Bonior (D-MI), Don Bonker (D-WA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD) and 203 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Gunderson.
- H.R. 4992 (100th) Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act of 1988
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- H.R. 3336 (100th) Crimes Against Older Americans Information and Coordination Act of 1987
- H.J.Res. 584 (100th) A joint resolution calling upon all churches, synagogues, schools, community centers, and other public buildings to toll their bells for…
- H.Con.Res. 26 (100th) A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.
- H.J.Res. 559 (100th) A joint resolution to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a plan to halt the illegal harvesting of migratory waterfowl.
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.