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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To authorize and request the President to designate the month of May 1989, as "National Duckling Month".

H.J.Res. 153Introduced Feb 23, 1989Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. W. Hefner D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 9, 1989 — Referred to the 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

24 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 16 Democrats

7 of 24 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

George Brown (D-CA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), James Clarke (D-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), S. Green (R-NY), Frank Horton (R-NY), Walter Jones (D-NC), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Sander Levin (D-MI), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Ron Packard (R-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rose (D-NC), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Tim Valentine (D-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Hefner.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-8 district

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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.