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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-296

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.

S. 1853Introduced Nov 8, 1989Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on May 17, 1990.

Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 17, 1990 — Became Public Law No: 101-296.

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

56 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 2 independents

36 of 56 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), David Boren (D-OK), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Robert Kasten (R-WI) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island 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.