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[H.R. 2879 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 258
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2879

                          [Report No. 106-448]

   To provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
 commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I 
                         Have A Dream'' speech.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 1999

  Mrs. Northup (for herself, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
 Dickey, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman, 
  Mr. Oxley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
 Schaffer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayworth, 
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
Meeks of New York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McIntosh, 
  Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watts of 
Oklahoma, Mr. Etheridge, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pastor, 
  Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Engel, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
   Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Armey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
 Owens, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Traficant) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                            November 4, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
 commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I 
                         Have A Dream'' speech.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING MARTIN 
              LUTHER KING, JUNIOR'S, I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH.

    (a) Placement of Plaque.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
insert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia 
a suitable plaque to commemorate the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., 
known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech. The plaque shall be placed at 
the location on the steps where Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered the 
speech on August 28, 1963.
    (b) Acceptance of Contributions.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
accept contributions to help defray the cost of preparing the plaque 
and inserting the plaque on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as 
required by subsection (a). Amounts received shall be credited to the 
appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the Lincoln 
Memorial.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 258

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2879

                          [Report No. 106-448]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
 commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I 
                         Have A Dream'' speech.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 4, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed