Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 11, 1988
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 11, 1988 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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
23 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 23 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Christopher Bond (R-MO), John Breaux (D-LA), John Chafee (R-RI), Alan Cranston (D-CA), John Danforth (R-MO), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Exon (D-NE), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), Claiborne Pell (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Robert Stafford (R-VT), John Stennis (D-MS), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), John Warner (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.
- S.J.Res. 143 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 1988, as "Fair Housing Month".
- S.Res. 487 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to limiting the sale of arms to nations in the Mideast.
- S.J.Res. 107 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 1987, as "Fair Housing Month".
- S. 714 (100th) A bill to recognize the organization known as the Montford Point Marine Association, Incorporated.
- S. 703 (100th) Pornography Victims Protection Act of 1987
- S. 824 (100th) Torture Victim Protection Act of 1987
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.