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

Designating 1990 as the "International Year of Bible Reading".

H.J.Res. 275Introduced May 18, 1989Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 23, 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

222 cosponsors — 125 Republicans, 97 Democrats

120 of 222 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), William Alexander (D-AR), Beryl Anthony (D-AR), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (R-CO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), H. Callahan (R-AL), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Silvio Conte (R-MA) and 192 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-18 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.