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HR 576 106th Congress House Commemorations Flags Martin Luther King Day Minorities

To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.

Introduced: February 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 1999
Laid on the table. (consideration: CR H9831)
Oct 12, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 12, 1999
On passage Passed by voice vote.
Oct 12, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Oct 12, 1999
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Oct 12, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 576.
Oct 12, 1999
Considered from the Corrections Calendar. (consideration: CR H9828-9830)
Oct 12, 1999
Called up from the Corrections Calendar for consideration.
Oct 6, 1999
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Jun 9, 1999
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.
Jun 9, 1999
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-176.
May 19, 1999
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 19, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 1999
Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to add Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday (the third Monday in January) to the list of days on which the U.S. flag should especially be displayed.

What's happening now October 12, 1999

Laid on the table. (consideration: CR H9831)

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Republican 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 27, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 12, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 23, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 23, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 23, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 576: To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-576/
MLA
"H.R. 576: To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-576/.
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H.R. 576, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-576/.
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[H.R. 576: To amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-576/)
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