Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-125
A bill to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Became law on Nov 11, 2003.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Committee actionJun 25, 2003
- Passed SenateJul 17, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 28, 2003 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentOct 30, 2003
- Became lawNov 11, 2003
Latest action: Nov 11, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-125.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 470.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 470, A bill to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia” on June 27, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 25, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14574
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 470, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/470
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a19bcfa88c1ae012ca6c79b81b2d602e32a1bbcbe2a4e37b39b3c8b91ceb3bc3
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 470, A bill to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia” on June 27, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 25, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14574
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 470, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/470
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a19bcfa88c1ae012ca6c79b81b2d602e32a1bbcbe2a4e37b39b3c8b91ceb3bc3
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: S. Rept. 108-90 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on July 11, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/90
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 470, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/470
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a19bcfa88c1ae012ca6c79b81b2d602e32a1bbcbe2a4e37b39b3c8b91ceb3bc3
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 470, 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
43 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 2 independents
12 of 43 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), George Allen (R-VA), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), John Ensign (R-NV), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI) and 13 more.
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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.