Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution designating April 23 through April 29, 1989, and the last week of April of each subsequent year as "National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 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
46 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 26 Democrats, 1 independent
28 of 46 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), David Boren (D-OK), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), 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), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), David Durenberger (R-MN), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Robert Kasten (R-WI), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI) and 16 more.
More from the sponsor
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- S.J.Res. 302 (101st) A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Anne L. Armstrong as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian…
- S. 2636 (101st) A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan and design an extension of the National Air and Space…
- S. 1719 (101st) Colorado River Wild and Scenic River Addition Act of 1990
- S. 2539 (101st) Smithsonian Institution Senior Service Act of 1990
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.