A bill to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse to be constructed and located in Newark, New Jersey, as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Public Law 99-484 · S. 2062 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 16, 1986 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Bill Bradley
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse to be constructed in Newark, New Jersey, as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Oct 16, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-484.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 8, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 24, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 23, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Sep 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Feb 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.