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House joint resolution · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To designate the period commencing on November 21, 1993, and ending on November 27, 1993, and the period commencing on November 20, 1994, and ending on November 26, 1994, each as "National Adoption Week".

H.J.Res. 257Introduced Sep 8, 1993Policy area: Families
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 8, 1993 — Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

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

135 cosponsors — 68 Republicans, 66 Democrats, 1 independent

71 of 135 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), H. Callahan (R-AL), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Sam Coppersmith (D-AZ), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), William Ford (D-MI), Bob Franks (R-NJ) and 105 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 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.