Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating the week of September 14, 1987, through September 20, 1987, as "Benign Essential Blepharospasm Week".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1987
- Committee actionJun 23, 1987
- Passed SenateJun 25, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 6, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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
59 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 29 Democrats
30 of 59 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), 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), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), William Gramm (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.
- S.J.Res. 280 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of November 27, 1988 through December 3, 1988 as "National Home Care Week".
- S.J.Res. 98 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of November 29, 1987, through December 5, 1987, as "National Home Health Care Week".
- S.J.Res. 97 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week beginning November 22, 1987, as "National Adoption Week".
- S. 1158 (100th) Public Health Service Amendments of 1987
- S.J.Res. 262 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of March, 1988, as "Women's History Month."
- S.J.Res. 192 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the month of October 1987, as "National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month.
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.