Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014
Latest action · Sep 24, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." Replaces the current boundary map with an updated map dated April 2009.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 12, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 12, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1437 | John Lewis D-GA | Sep 17, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7676.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
