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Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-112

A joint resolution designating October 1989 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".

S.J.Res. 133Introduced May 16, 1989Policy area: Families

Became law on Oct 6, 1989.

Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-112.

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

57 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 31 Democrats, 2 independents

32 of 57 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania 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.