Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-314
A joint resolution to designate the month of May 1987 as "National Foster Care Month".
Became law on May 10, 1988.
Sponsor: Sen. James Thurmond R-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 19, 1987
- Committee actionFeb 23, 1988
- Passed SenateFeb 26, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseApr 28, 1988 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMay 4, 1988
- Became lawMay 10, 1988
Latest action: May 10, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-314.
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
57 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 35 Democrats
36 of 57 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), David Boren (D-OK), 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), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) and 27 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Thurmond.
- S.J.Res. 22 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 21, 1987, and ending on September 27, 1987, as "National Historically…
- S.J.Res. 75 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the week of August 2, 1987, through August 8, 1987, as "National Podiatric Medicine Week".
- S.J.Res. 290 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing September 25, 1988 and ending on October 1, 1988, as " National Historically Black…
- S.J.Res. 234 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of April 17, 1988, as "Crime Victims Week".
- S. 1378 (100th) A bill to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated.
- S. 2018 (100th) Congaree Swamp National Monument Expansion and Wilderness Act
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.