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HJRES 135 100th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Black leadership Civil rights workers District of Columbia Monuments and memorials

A joint resolution authorizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to place a time capsule in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Federal land in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: February 4, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Feb 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 4, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to place a time capsule honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Federal land in the District of Columbia.

Prohibits the use of Federal funds for the creation or placement of the time capsule. Terminates the authority conferred by this Act if placement of such capsule does not begin within five years of this Act's enactment.

What's happening now February 11, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 4, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 135: A joint resolution authorizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to place a time capsule in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Federal land in the District of Columbia.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-135/
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"H.J. Res. 135: A joint resolution authorizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to place a time capsule in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Federal land in the District of Columbia.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-135/.
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H.J. Res. 135, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-135/.
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[H.J. Res. 135: A joint resolution authorizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to place a time capsule in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Federal land in the District of Columbia.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-135/)
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