House joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to designate the 1st Sunday in October of 1988 as "National Children's Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 3, 1988
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Aug 12, 1988 — 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
57 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 47 Democrats
10 of 57 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (R-CO), John Bryant (D-TX), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Frenzel (R-MN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Charles Hayes (D-IL) and 27 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
- H.R. 2243 (100th) A bill to designate the Federal Building located at 10 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal…
- H.J.Res. 513 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 6, 1988, as "National Student-Athlete Day".
- H.R. 3891 (100th) Community Housing Partnership Act
- H.R. 4648 (100th) Nursing Education Partnership Act
- H.R. 3809 (100th) Indoor Air Quality Act of 1987
- H.R. 3432 (100th) Irish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987
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.