Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to designate July 20, 1989, as "Space Exploration Day".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 1989
- Committee actionJul 13, 1989
- Passed SenateJul 13, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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
56 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent
29 of 56 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
William Armstrong (R-CO), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Robert Kasten (R-WI), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edwin Garn.
- S. 2540 (101st) A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of…
- S. 319 (101st) Salt Lake City Watershed Improvement Act of 1990
- S.J.Res. 302 (101st) A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Anne L. Armstrong as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian…
- S.J.Res. 56 (101st) A joint resolution designating April 23 through April 29, 1989, and the last week of April of each subsequent year as "National Organ and…
- S. 2636 (101st) A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan and design an extension of the National Air and Space…
- S. 1719 (101st) Colorado River Wild and Scenic River Addition Act of 1990
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.