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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Act for Better Child Care Services of 1989

S. 5Introduced Jan 25, 1989Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Dodd D-CT
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut 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.