Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Simon D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 1989
- Committee actionJun 27, 1990
- Passed SenateOct 18, 1990 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
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
9 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Simon.
- S.J.Res. 256 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1990, through October 13, 1990, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week".
- S.J.Res. 55 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of October 1, 1989, through October 7, 1989, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week".
- S.J.Res. 110 (101st) A joint resolution designating October 5, 1989, as "Raoul Wallenberg Day".
- S.J.Res. 127 (101st) A joint resolution designating Labor Day Weekend, September 2-4, 1989, as "National Drive for Life Weekend".
- S.J.Res. 289 (101st) A joint resolution to designate October 1990 as "Polish American Heritage Month".
- S.J.Res. 342 (101st) A joint resolution designating October 1990 as "Ending Hunger Month".
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.