House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Designating March 7 through March 13, 1989, as "Deaf Awareness Week".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 1989
- Committee actionNov 20, 1989
- Passed HouseNov 20, 1989 · without objection
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 22, 1989 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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
220 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 129 Democrats
132 of 220 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Bob Carr (D-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL) and 190 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Gunderson.
- H.Res. 220 (101st) Making the clerk hire allowance available for payment of merit pay.
- H.Res. 358 (101st) Providing for acquisition of telecommunications devices for the deaf for use in offices of Members of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3171 (101st) To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require common carriers to provide improved access for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired…
- H.R. 4564 (101st) To delay the effective date of final regulations of the Secretary of Treasury implementing the labeling requirements of the Alcoholic…
- H.R. 3985 (101st) To require the Director of the Geological Survey to conduct a study of the water quality of the Mississippi River.
- H.R. 4046 (101st) Youth Service Act of 1990
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.