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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-283

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988

S. 2117Introduced Mar 2, 1988Policy area: Social Welfare

Became law on Apr 7, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. John Melcher D-MT
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 7, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-283.

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

26 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 17 Democrats

8 of 26 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Bradley (D-NJ), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Harry Reid (D-NV), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Robert Stafford (R-VT), Lowell Weicker (R-CT).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Melcher.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana 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.