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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988

S. 1885Introduced Nov 19, 1987Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Dodd D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 11, 1988 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906.

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

38 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 35 Democrats

3 of 38 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John Melcher (D-MT), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Claiborne Pell (D-RI), David Pryor (D-AR) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress

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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.