House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-58
To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Brain".
Became law on Jul 25, 1989.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 1989
- Committee actionJun 29, 1989
- Passed HouseJun 29, 1989 · without objection
- Passed SenateJul 13, 1989 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJul 18, 1989
- Became lawJul 25, 1989
Latest action: Jul 25, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-58.
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
248 cosponsors — 99 Republicans, 149 Democrats
153 of 248 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), William Alexander (D-AR), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Beryl Anthony (D-AR), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Bill Archer (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Jack Brooks (D-TX), George Brown (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 218 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 357 (101st) Providing for the reappointment of Samuel C. Johnson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.J.Res. 358 (101st) Providing for the reappointment of Jeannine Smith Clark as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- H.J.Res. 669 (101st) To salute and congratulate the people of Poland as they commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of the adoption of the Polish…
- H.R. 3954 (101st) To authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor individuals who have served as…
- H.R. 2587 (101st) North American Wetlands Conservation Act
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.