House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-108
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
Became law on Jan 8, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Committee actionMar 30, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 15, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2017
- Became lawJan 8, 2018
Latest action: Jan 8, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-108.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 267.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 267, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017” on April 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52602
- CBO publication date
- April 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-49 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 9, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 9, 2017 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/49
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. HILL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 89, May 23, 2017, Page H4504):Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2017 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 267, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d84f7114db36a8267736158d7286199933f9a02705e063d8b3d57be787e5eedc
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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
30 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 28 Democrats
2 of 30 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jody Hice (R-GA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Marc Veasey (D-TX), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
- H.R. 12 (115th) Voter Empowerment Act of 2017
- H.R. 2640 (115th) Every Child Deserves a Family Act
- H.Res. 455 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day.
- H.R. 6525 (115th) Higher Education Dream Act of 2018
- H.Res. 641 (115th) Recognizing the 150th Anniversary of Morehouse College and its contributions to the United States and the world.
- H.R. 2612 (115th) Community Reentry Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.