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

To designate the second Sunday in October of 1990 as "National Children's Day".

H.J.Res. 481Introduced Feb 21, 1990Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 26, 1990 — 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

232 cosponsors — 67 Republicans, 165 Democrats

64 of 232 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), William Alexander (D-AR), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Richard Baker (R-LA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), David Bonior (D-MI), 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), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD) and 202 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-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.