Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-273
A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24, through April 30, 1988 as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".
Became law on Mar 30, 1988.
Sponsor: Sen. Edwin Garn R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 1988
- Committee actionFeb 23, 1988
- Passed SenateFeb 26, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseMar 22, 1988 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 24, 1988
- Became lawMar 30, 1988
Latest action: Mar 30, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-273.
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
60 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 28 Democrats
29 of 60 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), 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), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), Daniel Evans (R-WA), 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), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and 30 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edwin Garn.
- S.J.Res. 201 (100th) A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1988, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.
- S.J.Res. 89 (100th) A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 26, through May 2, 1987 as "National…
- S.J.Res. 365 (100th) A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1989, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.
- S. 892 (100th) A bill to remove the right of reversion to the United States in lands owned by the Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Children on lands…
- S.J.Res. 24 (100th) A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1987, as "National Challenger Center Day" to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.
- S.J.Res. 139 (100th) A joint resolution to designate July 20, 1987, as "Space Exploration Day".
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.