Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to designate April 1987, as "Fair Housing Month".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 1987
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Latest action: Apr 3, 1987 — 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
38 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 20 Democrats
21 of 38 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), David Karnes (R-NE), Robert Kasten (R-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Donald Nickles (R-OK), William Proxmire (D-WI), David Pryor (D-AR), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.
- S.J.Res. 143 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 1988, as "Fair Housing Month".
- S.Res. 487 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to limiting the sale of arms to nations in the Mideast.
- S. 714 (100th) A bill to recognize the organization known as the Montford Point Marine Association, Incorporated.
- S.J.Res. 371 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
- S. 703 (100th) Pornography Victims Protection Act of 1987
- S. 824 (100th) Torture Victim Protection 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.