Government replaces Martin Luther King Jr. plaque at Lincoln Memorial
S. 5690 — Renewing the Dream Act · Filed by Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of the Interior to remove the current plaque. The plaque marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial. A new plaque will replace it. The government can pay for removal and installation. Private donations can also help pay.
Who it affects
The bill affects the Lincoln Memorial and people who visit it. The memorial stays public and free.
One thing to notice
The bill updates a plaque but does not give money or help to people.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to committee · Congress.gov: “Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (863 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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