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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on September 5, 1988, and ending on September 11, 1988, as "National School Dropout Prevention Week."

S.J.Res. 224Introduced Dec 1, 1987Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Lawton Chiles D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.

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

56 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 33 Democrats

23 of 56 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Edwin Garn (R-UT), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), James McClure (R-ID), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lawton Chiles.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida 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.