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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 962 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 962

     Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Celebrating 
          Diversity, Promoting Tolerance, and Condemning Hate.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2024

Ms. Brown (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of 
   Georgia, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
  Courtney, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. 
 Fletcher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, 
 Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
 Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of California, 
  Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Neguse, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Payne, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
  Spanberger, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
Trone, Mr. Allred, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of 
Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Meng, and Mr. Sablan) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
     Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Celebrating 
          Diversity, Promoting Tolerance, and Condemning Hate.

Whereas the Nation will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Reverend 
        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 15, 2024;
Whereas Dr. King taught that the blessing of diversity is our strength;
Whereas Dr. King fought, marched, and preached for the inalienable rights of all 
        people, particularly Black Americans;
Whereas among these rights is the inviolable right of every person to cast their 
        vote and make their voice heard in a representative democracy;
Whereas tolerance for one another's difference in race, ethnicity, gender, 
        culture, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability is a profound 
        virtue;
Whereas civil discourse in a land of democratic freedom is the true promise of 
        our country; and
Whereas Dr. King once wrote in his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 
        ``Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates the 95th anniversary of the birthday of 
        Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 15, 2024, 
        which shall serve as a reminder that hate and hateful conduct 
        based on differences has no place in the United States in 
        tribute to his life and teachings;
            (2) affirms the words of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, 
        Jr., ``Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be 
        considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds'';
            (3) honors the life, legacy, works, and heroism of Reverend 
        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
            (4) condemns any form of harassment, discrimination, or 
        prejudice targeted at any minority ethnic group, including the 
        Black community, Indigenous people, the Jewish community, the 
        Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, the Muslim 
        community, and the Hispanic and Latino communities;
            (5) condemns any form of harassment, discrimination, or 
        prejudice based on a person's gender, including the trans 
        community and LGBTQ+ individuals;
            (6) abhors the violence and animus that led to the untimely 
        death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and
            (7) calls on all people across the Nation and the world to 
        uphold Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s values and 
        teachings of justice, equality, peace, advocacy, and tolerance.
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