Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating the week of April 14, 1989, through April 22, 1989, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 25, 1989
- Committee actionFeb 23, 1989
- Passed SenateFeb 28, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 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
64 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 36 Democrats, 2 independents
26 of 64 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
William Armstrong (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), David Boren (D-OK), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), 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), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), 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), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) and 34 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen.
- S.J.Res. 78 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1989 and 1990 as "National Hospice Month".
- S. 1164 (101st) An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United…
- S.J.Res. 252 (101st) A joint resolution designating the week of April 15, 1990, through April 21, 1990, as "National Minority Cancer Awareness Week".
- S. 486 (101st) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and test the Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project, New Mexico and Texas…
- S.J.Res. 151 (101st) An original joint resolution to honor the United States Customs Service on the two hundredth anniversary of its establishment.
- S.Res. 176 (101st) A resolution relative to the death of Representative Mickey Leland, of Texas.
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.