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Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act

Public Law 106-173 · H.R. 1451 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Feb 25, 2000 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL-18)

Cosponsors (18): Rep. John Shimkus, Rep. Lane Evans,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 385 yea, 9 nay385–9
SenateUnanimous consent

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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.

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Summary

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

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act - Establishes the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to study and recommend to Congress the most appropriate Government activities that may be carried out to honor Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial anniversary of his birth.

Authorizes appropriations.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 385 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

385 yea9 nay41 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(190)

Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(195)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 616 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.

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Committees

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

Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.

Feb 25, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-173.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Feb 16, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Feb 8, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 9 (Roll no. 8).House roll call 8
Resolving differencesResolving differences · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Biggert moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 9 (Roll no. 8).House roll call 8
Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2795 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
Oct 5, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Oct 4, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 2 (Roll no. 471).House roll call 471
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 30, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Sep 29, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Apr 21, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Apr 15, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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.