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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-88

To authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of 1989 as "National Senior Citizens Day".

H.J.Res. 225Introduced Mar 23, 1989Policy area: Health

Became law on Aug 16, 1989.

Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence Smith D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 16, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-88.

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

227 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 156 Democrats

67 of 227 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), Jack Brooks (D-TX), George Brown (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 197 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 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.