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".
Became law on Aug 11, 1989.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 1989
- Committee actionJun 8, 1989
- Passed SenateJun 9, 1989 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseAug 4, 1989 · without objection
- To the PresidentAug 7, 1989
- Became lawAug 11, 1989
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.
More from the sponsor
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- 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.