Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution acknowledging the sacrifices that military families have made on behalf of the Nation and designating November 21, 1988, as "National Military Families Recognition Day."
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 14, 1988
- Committee actionOct 5, 1988
- Passed SenateOct 7, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 12, 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
53 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 29 Democrats
30 of 53 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), John Glenn (D-OH), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Robert Kasten (R-WI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.
- S. 2437 (100th) A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest of the United States in certain land located in Oktibbeha…
- S.J.Res. 291 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the Month of September 1988 as "National Sewing Month."
- S. 2216 (100th) A bill to designate the National Space Technology Laboratories in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as the "John C. Stennis Space Center".
- S. 1306 (100th) A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to make the temporary modification of the tariff treatment on certain disposable…
- S. 696 (100th) A bill to provide that full-time magistrates and bankruptcy judges receive a salary equal to 92 percent of the salary paid to judges of…
- S. 2775 (100th) Commission on the American Family and Employment Act of 1988
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.