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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King's estate.

H.R. 2963Introduced Sep 28, 1999Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Clyburn D-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 28, 1999 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Lewis (D-GA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), J. Watts (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Clyburn.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.