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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-302

A joint resolution to express gratitude for law enforcement personnel.

S.J.Res. 227Introduced Dec 4, 1987Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Apr 29, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. Ernest Hollings D-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-302.

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

59 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 33 Democrats

25 of 59 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), 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), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina 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.