Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 19, 1987
- Committee actionJul 1, 1987
- Passed SenateAug 5, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 9, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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
16 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats
4 of 16 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Paul Simon (D-IL), Robert Stafford (R-VT), Lowell Weicker (R-CT).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.
- S.J.Res. 74 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of May, 1987 as "National Cancer Institute Month".
- S. 557 (100th) Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
- S. 2385 (100th) Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988
- S. 2479 (100th) Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988
- S. 2889 (100th) Health Omnibus Extension of 1988
- S. 1220 (100th) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research and Information 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.