Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005
Latest action · May 23, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005 - Directs the National Archives to commence establishment of a collection of records to be known as the "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection" at the National Archives.
Requires the Archivist of the United States to enter into an agreement with an entity outside the National Archives for the establishment of a secondary location for copies of such part of the Collection as considered appropriate.
Instructs the National Archives to ensure the security of the records in the Collection that qualify for postponement of public disclosure pursuant to this Act.
Sets forth provisions for the: (1) review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of records related to the life and assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Government offices; and (2) postponement of public disclosure of related records or particular information in such records.
Establishes the Martin Luther King Records Review Board. Provides for the appointment of an Executive Director to such Board.
Sets forth requirements for the review of all assassination and related records for public disclosure or postponement of public disclosure by the Review Board. Grants Presidential authority over such disclosure or postponement of executive branch related records or information, or of any information in a related record obtained or developed solely within the executive branch.
Cosponsors 64
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2005 to Apr 26, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Dec 8, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 23, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2005Introduced in House
- May 23, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2499 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2006 | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the life and assassination of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Archives
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Assassination
- Blacks
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights workers
- Classified defense information
- Clergy
- Colleges
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional committees (Senate)
- Congressional hearings
- Congressional information resources
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Court records
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic government information
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Freedom of information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- History
- House Government Reform
- Informers
- Injunctions
- Law
- Legal fees
- Minorities
- Motion pictures
- Museums
- Official secrets
- Photography
- Presidential appointments
- Presidential records
- Public records
- Religion
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security classification (Government documents)
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Sound recording and reproducing
- User charges
- Video tape recording
- Whistle blowing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2005Introduced in House
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