Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-19
A joint resolution designating May 1989 as "Older Americans Month".
Became law on May 1, 1989.
Sponsor: Sen. David Pryor D-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 1989
- Committee actionFeb 23, 1989
- Passed SenateFeb 28, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseApr 17, 1989 · without objection
- To the PresidentApr 19, 1989
- Became lawMay 1, 1989
Latest action: May 1, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-19.
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 — 22 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 2 independents
22 of 50 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Johnston (D-LA), Robert Kasten (R-WI), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Connie Mack (R-FL), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. David Pryor.
- S. 1511 (101st) Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
- S. 3033 (101st) A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow free mailing privileges to be extended to members of the Armed Forces while engaged…
- S. 1793 (101st) A bill to make technical and correcting changes in agriculture programs.
- S.Con.Res. 99 (101st) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the 25th anniversary of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
- S.J.Res. 161 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of October 22, 1989, through October 28, 1989, and the week of October 21, 1990, through October…
- S.J.Res. 115 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the period commencing on September 9 and ending on September 15, 1989, as "National Nursing Home…
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.