House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016

H.R. 2880Introduced Jun 24, 2015Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 24, 2015
Committee actionFeb 3, 2016
Passed HouseFeb 24, 2016 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 6, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2880.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2880, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2015” on February 23, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 3, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 23, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51281
CBO publication date
February 23, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2880, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2880
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2880, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016” on August 9, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51880
CBO publication date
August 9, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2880, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2880
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-431 ↗; S. Rept. 114-337 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 6, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 2880, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEWIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 102, June 24, 2015, Page H4651):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 2880, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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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

77 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 73 Democrats

4 of 77 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA) and 47 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.