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Senate resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution designating the month of March of each year as "Irish American Heritage Month".

S.Res. 59Introduced Feb 25, 1997Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

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

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts 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.