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Senate joint resolution · 102nd Congress · Public Law 102-114

A joint resolution designating October 1991 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".

S.J.Res. 73Introduced Feb 19, 1991Policy area: Families

Became law on Oct 3, 1991.

Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 3, 1991 — Became Public Law No: 102-114.

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

50 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent

31 of 50 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), George Brown (R-CO), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), James Jeffords (I-VT), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and 20 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania 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.