A bill to designate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Junior, a legal public holiday.

Introduced

9 January 1981

Last action

23 February 1982 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. DeNardis, Lawrence J. [R-CT-3], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

6 February 2024