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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

National Literacy Act of 1990

S. 1310Introduced Jul 13, 1989Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Simon D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 4, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

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

40 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 29 Democrats, 1 independent

11 of 40 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), John Breaux (D-LA), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), David Durenberger (R-MN), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Simon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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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.