A joint resolution designating January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King Day".

Introduced

15 January 1975

Last action

15 January 1975 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Fong, Hiram L. [R-HI], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Hart, Philip A. [D-MI], Sen. Hartke, Vance [D-IN], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM], Sen. Muskie, Edmund S. [D-ME], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Symington, Stuart [D-MO], Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026