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

A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1989, as "Freedom of Information Day".

S.J.Res. 42Introduced Jan 31, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Packwood R-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 27, 1989 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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

60 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 32 Democrats, 1 independent

33 of 60 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), William Armstrong (R-CO), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), 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), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), William Gramm (R-TX), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Johnston (D-LA) and 30 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Packwood.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon 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.