Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Act for Better Child Care Services of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 1989
- Committee actionMar 15, 1989
- Passed SenateJun 23, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 4, 1990 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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
43 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 38 Democrats, 2 independents
4 of 43 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), John Exon (D-NE), John Glenn (D-OH), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd.
- S. 647 (101st) Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990
- S. 648 (101st) Market Reform Act of 1990
- S.Con.Res. 136 (101st) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the 25th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program.
- S.Con.Res. 44 (101st) A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning the funeral of Imre Nagy, the former Prime Minister of Hungary…
- S.Con.Res. 57 (101st) A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the twenty-fifth anniversary of Volunteers In Service To America.
- S.Con.Res. 53 (101st) A concurrent resolution concerning Iranian persecution of the Baha'is.
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.