House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Designating the first Sunday of August as "National Day of Peace".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 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
87 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 69 Democrats
17 of 87 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Les Aspin (D-WI), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), James Clarke (D-NC), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Joseph Early (D-MA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS) and 57 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chester Atkins.
- H.R. 4227 (101st) Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Study Act
- H.R. 720 (101st) To provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the…
- H.R. 1185 (101st) National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act of 1989
- H.R. 665 (101st) Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act
- H.R. 3099 (101st) Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act of 1989
- H.R. 2137 (101st) Business and Citizen School Volunteers of America Act of 1989
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.