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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-269

A joint resolution designating April 9, 1988 and April 9, 1989, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day."

S.J.Res. 253Introduced Feb 4, 1988Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Mar 28, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. Alan Cranston D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 28, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-269.

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

70 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 40 Democrats

30 of 70 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), 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), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and 40 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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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.