Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April each year as "National Arbor Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 19, 1987
- Committee actionMar 19, 1987
- Passed SenateMar 20, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 25, 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
50 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 30 Democrats
20 of 50 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), Daniel Evans (R-WA), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Jacob Hecht (R-NV), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. William Bradley.
- S.J.Res. 88 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing November 15, 1987, and ending November 21, 1987, as "Geography Awareness Week".
- S.J.Res. 172 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing February 21, 1988, and ending February 27, 1988, as "National Visiting Nurse…
- S.J.Res. 263 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing November 13, 1988, and ending November 19, 1988, as "Geography Awareness Week".
- S.J.Res. 247 (100th) A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1988 as "National Arbor Day".
- S. 858 (100th) Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987
- S. 626 (100th) A bill to prohibit the imposition of a fee at the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and for other purposes.
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.