Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1988 as "National Hospice Month".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 1988
- Committee actionJul 14, 1988
- Passed SenateJul 26, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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 — 27 Republicans, 33 Democrats
26 of 60 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), John Kerry (D-MA) and 30 more.
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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.