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Senate joint resolution · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-78

A joint resolution to designate the month of November 1989 and 1990 as "National Hospice Month".

S.J.Res. 78Introduced Mar 15, 1989Policy area: Health

Became law on Aug 11, 1989.

Sponsor: Sen. Lloyd Bentsen D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 11, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-78.

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

63 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 37 Democrats

25 of 63 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Edwin Garn (R-UT), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and 33 more.

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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.