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Senate joint resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to authorize the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

S.J.Res. 82Introduced Mar 10, 1987Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. John Glenn D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 26, 1987 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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

51 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 30 Democrats

21 of 51 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

William Armstrong (R-CO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Edwin Garn (R-UT), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Robert Kasten (R-WI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Glenn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio 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.