Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating October 1990 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 1990
- Committee actionOct 5, 1990
- Passed SenateOct 5, 1990 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 10, 1990 — Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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
50 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 26 Democrats
27 of 50 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.
- S.J.Res. 133 (101st) A joint resolution designating October 1989 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
- S.J.Res. 136 (101st) A joint resolution designating August 8, 1989, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
- S.J.Res. 279 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of September 16, 1990, through September 22, 1990, as "National Rehabilitation Week".
- S.J.Res. 296 (101st) A joint resolution designating August 7, 1990, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
- S. 1594 (101st) A bill to revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
- S. 1798 (101st) A bill to provide for the imposition of the death penalty for the terrorist murder of United States nationals abroad.
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.