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

Introduced

2 February 1983

Last action

2 February 1983 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Rep. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA-5], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026