HR 2879 — 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.
Congress 106
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 106-365.
Sponsors
- Northup, Anne M. (R, KY-3) — sponsor · 1999-09-15
- Sandlin, Max (D, TX-1) — cosponsor
- Gibbons, Jim (R, NV-2) — cosponsor
- Shays, Christopher (R, CT-4) — cosponsor
- Hastings, Alcee L. (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Gutknecht, Gil (R, MN-1) — cosponsor
- Etheridge, Bob (D, NC-2) — cosponsor
- Tierney, John F. (D, MA-6) — cosponsor
- Kolbe, Jim (R, AZ-8) — cosponsor
- Engel, Eliot L. (D, NY-16) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sandlin, Max | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gutknecht, Gil | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Shays, Christopher | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Engel, Eliot L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kolbe, Jim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hastings, Alcee L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Etheridge, Bob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gibbons, Jim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tierney, John F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 1999-09-15 | Northup, Anne M. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northup, Anne M. (R, house KY-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Engel, Eliot L. (D, house NY-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Etheridge, Bob (D, house NC-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Gibbons, Jim (R, house NV-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Gutknecht, Gil (R, house MN-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Hastings, Alcee L. (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kolbe, Jim (R, house AZ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Sandlin, Max (D, house TX-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Shays, Christopher (R, house CT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Tierney, John F. (D, house MA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tierney, John F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Shays, Christopher (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kolbe, Jim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gutknecht, Gil (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Engel, Eliot L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Etheridge, Bob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gibbons, Jim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sandlin, Max (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hastings, Alcee L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 1999-09-15 · sponsored by Northup, Anne M. (sponsor) · sponsorship