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A bill to designate the Federal building located at 50 Spring Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building".

Public Law 100-384 · H.R. 3811 · 100th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 10, 1988 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA-5)

Cosponsors (23): Rep. William Gray,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates the Federal building located at 50 Spring Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Aug 10, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-384.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 3, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 29, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Jul 27, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  6. Jul 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  7. Jun 21, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  8. Jun 20, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  9. May 19, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  10. May 5, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  11. Apr 21, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  14. Dec 31, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  15. Dec 18, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.