</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 House Calendar No. 468 9/11 CONGRESS H. RES. 1540 20 SESSION [Report No. 94-1566] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 14, 1976 Mr. GONZALIZE (for himself, Mr. DOWNSING of Virginia, and Mr. FAUNTORY) submitted the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Rules SEPTEMBER 15, 1978 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION 1 Resolved, That there is hereby created a select commit- 2 tee to be composed of twelve Members of the House of Rep- 3 resentatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom 4 he shall designate as chairman. Any vacancy occurring in 5 the membership of the select committee shall be filled in the 6 same manner in which the original appointment was made. 7 The select committee is authorized and directed to con- 8 duct a full and complete investigation and study of the cir- 9 runtances surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy and 10 the death af Martin Luther King, Junior, and of any others 11 the selectcommittee shall determine. 12 For the purpose of carrying out this resolution the salet t /8884

Summary  
The text references House Resolution H.Res. 1540 (1976), which proposed establishing a select committee to investigate the deaths of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). The resolution mandated an examination of "all aspects" of their assassinations, including potential conspiracies, government involvement, and historical context. It emphasized the need for a thorough, bipartisan inquiry into these events. Legislative discussions highlighted funding requirements ($250,000 per three-month period) and operational challenges, such as staffing delays due to bureaucratic hurdles. While MLK’s assassination was mentioned in the context of the resolution, no specific details about the investigation or evidence were provided. The text also includes fragmented legislative records from 1975–1977, featuring procedural votes, committee actions, and unrelated debates on constitutional procedures, budgetary matters, and international conflicts. These sections lack coherence and are deemed irrelevant to MLK’s assassination or related investigations.  

Key People  
- Members of the House Select Committee (not named in the text)  
- Mr. Madden (repeatedly mentioned in congressional context)  
- Mr. Downtown/Mr. Downson (fragmented references)  
- Mr. Anderson (Illinois representative)  
- Dr. Martin Martin (possibly a misrendered reference to MLK)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (implied as the legislative seat of Congress)  
- Dallas, Texas (mentioned in relation to JFK assassination theories)  
- Virginia, New York, Connecticut (repeatedly referenced in congressional debates)  

Key Events  
- Proposal of H.Res. 1540 (1976) for a bipartisan investigation into JFK and MLK assassinations  
- Legislative discussions on funding allocations and committee operations  
- Mentions of the Warren Commission and JFK assassination theories (e.g., Lee Harvey Oswald, "the shooting of John F. Kennedy")  
- Fragmented congressional debates on procedural rules, constitutional matters, and administrative policies  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. Congress (House of Representatives, Senate)  
- House Select Committee (proposed under H.Res. 1540)  
- FBI (briefly referenced in context of Oswald investigations)  
- Warren Commission (implied through mentions of JFK assassination theories)

MLK Declassified Files

00025575_various_congressional_rec.pdf

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