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A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.

Introduced: March 9, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 27, 2000
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-666.
Mar 9, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1386-1387)
Mar 9, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to install on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque to commemorate the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.
What's happening now April 27, 2000

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-666.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 21, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2231: A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2231/
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"S. 2231: A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2231/.
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S. 2231, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2231/.
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[S. 2231: A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2231/)
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