PORKEROpen the app

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

Designating the first Sunday of August as "National Day of Peace".

H.J.Res. 95Introduced Jan 27, 1989Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Chester Atkins D-MA
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 district

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.