House report - 96th Congress, 1st session, 1979 no. 96-543; the report includes Minority views on H.R. 5471.
During these debates Helms alleges that King was a Communist citing former FBI head, J. Edgar Hoover's, files on King as evidence. He also requests that the Senate hold hearings to investigate his claims before they vote on H.R. 3706. Senator Kennedy and other rebut...
Speech by Trible on the floor of the House supporting a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
Press release by Congressional Black Caucus about the Sunday commemorative amendment to the King holiday bill; includes are quotes by congresswoman Cardiss Collins, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus and congressman John Conyers.
Legislation of major concern to the black community scheduled for House floor action for the first week of August, 1983; Bills include H.R. 3345 (Martin Luther King Jr. legal public holiday), S. 272 (Small business access to federal procurement information conference...
Senate report - 96th Congress, 1st session, 1979 no. 96-284; calendar no. 304; the report includes Minority views of senators Thurmond, Laxalt, Hatch and Simpson and Individual views of Thad Cochran and jointed in by senator Alan Simpson.
