Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
A resolution designating the month of March of each year as "Irish American Heritage Month".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 1997
- Committee actionMar 14, 1997
- Passed SenateMar 14, 1997 · by unanimous consent
Latest action: Mar 14, 1997 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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 — 16 Republicans, 32 Democrats, 2 independents
18 of 50 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Wendell Ford (D-KY), John Glenn (D-OH), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
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- S.J.Res. 24 (105th) A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men.
- S. 664 (105th) A bill to establish tutoring assistance programs to help children learn to read well.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.