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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-24

A joint resolution to designate the month of May, 1987 as "National Cancer Institute Month".

S.J.Res. 74Introduced Mar 3, 1987Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Apr 10, 1987.

Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 10, 1987 — Became Public Law No: 100-24.

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

61 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 37 Democrats

24 of 61 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Armstrong (R-CO), Christopher Bond (R-MO), 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), William Cohen (R-ME), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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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.