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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.

S. 470Introduced Feb 27, 2003Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Nov 11, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. Paul Sarbanes D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 11, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-125.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 470.

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.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Sarbanes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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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.