Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to designate the year 1990 as the "Bicentennial Anniversary of the legacy of Benjamin Franklin".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 13, 1989
- Committee actionFeb 22, 1990
- Passed SenateFeb 26, 1990 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 1990 — 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
52 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 1 independent
26 of 52 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Richard Bryan (D-NV), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), William Cohen (R-ME), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH), James Jeffords (I-VT), Robert Kasten (R-WI) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Henry Heinz.
- S.J.Res. 190 (101st) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1990 as "National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day".
- S. 2806 (101st) An Act to redesignate "The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense…
- S. 2151 (101st) A bill to permit the transfer of the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Requin to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the…
- S. 1664 (101st) A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for members of the Armed Forces who were present during the attack on Pearl Harbor…
- S. 1933 (101st) Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act
- S. 3000 (101st) Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal Act
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.