A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed.
Public Law 106-80 · S. 322 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 25, 1999 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Campbell (R-CO)
Cosponsors (28): Sen. Sam Brownback, Sen. Mary Landrieu,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends Federal law to add Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday (the third Monday in January) to the list of days on which the U.S. flag should especially be displayed.
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. 12 actions.
- Oct 25, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-80.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 14, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. McCollum asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Jun 14, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 29, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 22, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jan 28, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.