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House joint resolution · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To designate May 1992 as "American Hispanic Literature Month" in celebration of the Hispanic writers of the United States.

H.J.Res. 244Introduced May 2, 1991Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Jose Serrano D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 7, 1991 — 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

145 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 115 Democrats

29 of 145 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Les Aspin (D-WI), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Dave Camp (R-MI), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA) and 115 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-18 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.