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Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A joint resolution designating the week of April 15, 1990, through April 21, 1990, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".

S.J.Res. 252Introduced Feb 7, 1990Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen D-TX
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Where it went

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

59 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 1 independent

25 of 59 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), 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), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas 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.