Martin Luther King Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act
Public Law 101-30 · H.R. 1385 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on May 17, 1989 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI-1)
Cosponsors (87): Rep. Ralph Regula, Rep. Thomas Foley,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 359 yea, 42 nay359–42
- SenateRecorded vote: 90 yea, 7 nay90–7
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act - Extends the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to April 20, 1994. (Current law terminates the Commission on April 20, 1989.) Makes the term of Commission members one year, except for Coretta Scott King (life term) and members of the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr. (at the discretion of the family).
Prohibits the Commission from making any expenditures, or receiving or utilizing any assistance under this Act, for training activities for the purpose of directing or encouraging: (1) the organization or implementation of campaigns to protest social conditions; and (2) any form of civil disobedience.
Amends existing requirements to make the Commission's report on its activities reflect the most recent observance of the holiday.
Replaces provisions requiring all expenditures of the Commission to be from donated funds with provisions authorizing appropriations for each fiscal year. Makes payment of expenses for Commission members and staff salary subject to the availability of funds.
Repeals provisions exempting the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the bronze replica of the Declaration of Independence should be returned to a place of prominence in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 364 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
364 yea43 nay27 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(241)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-20- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
- Rep. Joseph BrennanD-ME-1
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-14
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(123)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Peter SmithR-VT
- Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Tommy RobinsonD-AR-2
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
- Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2- Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33- Rep. Donald LukensR-OH-8
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-42
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 41 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- May 17, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-30.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 10, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 9, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 359 - 42 (Roll no. 45).House roll call 45
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Morella demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules. Without objection a second was ordered.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Sawyer moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 359 - 42 (Roll no. 45).House roll call 45
- May 2, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 431 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-7. Record Vote No: 57.Senate roll call 57
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Apr 17, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 305 - 84 (Roll No. 29).House roll call 29
- FloorFloor · Mr. Dannemeyer objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Apr 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 20, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 14, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.