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Senate bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

A bill to prohibit certain use of the terms "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", and "VNS".

S. 2087Introduced Nov 26, 1991Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Simon D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 12, 1992 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Edward Kennedy (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Simon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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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.