Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-112
A joint resolution designating October 1989 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
Became law on Oct 6, 1989.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 1989
- Committee actionJun 8, 1989
- Passed SenateJun 9, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseSep 28, 1989 · without objection
- To the PresidentOct 2, 1989
- Became lawOct 6, 1989
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.
- S.J.Res. 136 (101st) A joint resolution designating August 8, 1989, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
- S.J.Res. 279 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of September 16, 1990, through September 22, 1990, as "National Rehabilitation Week".
- S.J.Res. 296 (101st) A joint resolution designating August 7, 1990, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
- S. 1594 (101st) A bill to revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
- S.J.Res. 328 (101st) A joint resolution designating October 1990 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
- S. 1798 (101st) A bill to provide for the imposition of the death penalty for the terrorist murder of United States nationals abroad.
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.