House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-314
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act
Became law on Oct 5, 2004.
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2003
- Committee actionJul 9, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 28, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 15, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 24, 2004
- Became lawOct 5, 2004
Latest action: Oct 5, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-314.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1616.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act” on August 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 9, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 17, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14693
- CBO publication date
- August 17, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1616, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21a74ee0db351bc34542c3ac6a0dd1a36857f4d62f29d8e287c310168776dfb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act” on August 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 9, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 17, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14693
- CBO publication date
- August 17, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1616, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21a74ee0db351bc34542c3ac6a0dd1a36857f4d62f29d8e287c310168776dfb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act” on July 16, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15827
- CBO publication date
- July 16, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1616, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21a74ee0db351bc34542c3ac6a0dd1a36857f4d62f29d8e287c310168776dfb9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act” on July 16, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15827
- CBO publication date
- July 16, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1616, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21a74ee0db351bc34542c3ac6a0dd1a36857f4d62f29d8e287c310168776dfb9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-255 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 25, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/255
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1616, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
21a74ee0db351bc34542c3ac6a0dd1a36857f4d62f29d8e287c310168776dfb9
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1616, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Denise Majette (D-GA), Jim Marshall (D-GA), David Scott (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
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- H.Res. 798 (108th) Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
- H.R. 2680 (108th) To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and…
- H.R. 2205 (108th) National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
- H.R. 3809 (108th) Fairness and Individual Rights Necessary to Ensure a Stronger Society: Civil Rights Act of 2004
Sponsor’s state and district
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.