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

Introduced

15 January 1981

Last action

15 January 1981 · Introduced

Status

Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026