PORKEROpen the app

Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-186

A joint resolution to designate April 22, 1990 as Earth Day, and to set aside the day for public activities promoting preservation of the global environment.

S.J.Res. 159Introduced Jun 20, 1989Policy area: Environmental Protection

Became law on Nov 28, 1989.

Sponsor: Sen. Albert Gore D-TN
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: Nov 28, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-186.

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

58 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 38 Democrats, 2 independents

19 of 58 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Albert Gore.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.