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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-126

A joint resolution to designate the day of October 1, 1987, as "National Medical Research Day".

S.J.Res. 142Introduced May 29, 1987Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Oct 8, 1987.

Sponsor: Sen. Lowell Weicker R-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 1987 — Became Public Law No: 100-126.

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

58 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 33 Democrats

34 of 58 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lowell Weicker.

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.