
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Bill


Additional sponsors for S. 2630 to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday

The Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday bill
Conyers speech on floor of the House regarding his introduction of bill to make a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

Draft remarks of congressman Geo. W. Crockett Jr. on the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday bill
A draft remarks to encourage the Congress to designate the birthday of Dr. King a national holiday.

S. 25, a bill to designate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Junior, a legal public holiday
Senate report - 96th Congress, 1st session, 1979 no. 96-284; calendar no. 304; a bill introduced by Mr. Bayh, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Percy in the Senate on January 15, 1979 to designate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a legal public holiday.

Remarks on signing the bill making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a national holiday
The speech of President Ronald Reagan in the Rose Garden at the White House on making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday; H.R. 3706 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday bill was approved on November 2;

Additional sponsors for S. 2630 to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday

Introduction of H.R. 3431 to designate birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday

Speech by George W. Crockett on making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday
A speech to encourage the Congress to designate the birthday of Dr. King a national holiday.

Testimony of representative Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) on Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday legislation : before Senate Judiciary Committee, February 19, 1979
A speech by congressman John Conyers Jr. before Senate Judiciary Committee in support of legislation to make the birthday of Dr. King (January 15) a national holiday.

Congressional Black Caucus 1983 legislative achievements
Details on legislative achievements in 1983 by Congressional Black Caucus including Martin Luther King Holiday; a bill designating the third Monday of each January as national Martin Luther King Day was passed by the House and the Senate and President Reagan signed...
