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Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-465

A joint resolution designating October 22 through 28, 1989, as "World Population Awareness Week".

S.J.Res. 158Introduced Jun 16, 1989Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Oct 25, 1990.

Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 25, 1990 — Became Public Law No: 101-465.

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

27 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 2 independents

7 of 27 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Armstrong (R-CO), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), William Bradley (D-NJ), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kerry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts 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.