Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-79
A joint resolution commemorating the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.
Became law on Aug 11, 1989.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 1989
- Committee actionJun 8, 1989
- Passed SenateJun 9, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseAug 3, 1989 · without objection
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1989
- Became lawAug 11, 1989
Latest action: Aug 11, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-79.
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
54 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 32 Democrats, 2 independents
21 of 54 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Joseph Biden (D-DE), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Robert Kasten (R-WI) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Claiborne Pell.
- S.J.Res. 146 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of September 24, 1989, as "Religious Freedom Week".
- S.J.Res. 301 (101st) A joint resolution designating October 1990 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month".
- S.J.Res. 331 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of September 23 through 29, 1990, as "Religious Freedom Week".
- S. 830 (101st) A bill to amend Public Law 99-647, establishing the Blackstone River Valley Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the Commission to…
- S.J.Res. 275 (101st) A joint resolution designating May 13, 1990, as the "National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet.
- S.J.Res. 57 (101st) A joint resolution to establish a national policy on permanent papers.
Sponsor’s state and district
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