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H.R. 576 (106th)

To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.

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Introduced

4 February 1999

Last action

12 October 1999 · Floor

Status

Laid on the table. (consideration: CR H9831)

Sponsors

Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32]

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Summary

Amends Federal law to add Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday (the third Monday in January) to the list of days on which the U.S. flag should especially be displayed.

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Timeline

  1. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 February 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 May 1999

    Committee

    Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 May 1999

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 19 May 1999

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 9 June 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 9 June 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-176.

    Source: Committee

  10. 9 June 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-176.

    Source: Committee

  11. 6 October 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on the Corrections Calendar, Calendar No. 1.

    Source: Calendars

  12. 12 October 1999

    Floor

    Laid on the table. (consideration: CR H9831)

    Source: Floor

  13. 12 October 1999

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  14. 12 October 1999

    Passed

    On passage Passed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  15. 12 October 1999

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

  16. 12 October 1999

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

  17. 12 October 1999

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 576.

    Source: Floor

  18. 12 October 1999

    Floor

    Considered from the Corrections Calendar. (consideration: CR H9828-9830)

    Source: Floor

  19. 12 October 1999

    Floor

    Called up from the Corrections Calendar for consideration.

    Source: Floor

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