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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. 

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. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 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 

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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) celebrates the 95th anniversary of the birth3 day of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on 

4 January 15, 2024, which shall serve as a reminder 

5 that hate and hateful conduct based on differences 

6 has no place in the United States in tribute to his 

7 life and teachings; 

8 (2) affirms the words of Reverend Dr. Martin 

9 Luther King, Jr., ‘‘Anyone who lives inside the 

10 United States can never be considered an outsider 

11 anywhere within its bounds’’; 


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1 (3) honors the life, legacy, works, and heroism 

2 of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 

3 (4) condemns any form of harassment, discrimi4 nation, or prejudice targeted at any minority ethnic 

5 group, including the Black community, Indigenous 

6 people, the Jewish community, the Asian-American 

7 and Pacific Islander community, the Muslim commu8 nity, and the Hispanic and Latino communities; 

9 (5) condemns any form of harassment, discrimi10 nation, or prejudice based on a person’s gender, in11 cluding the trans community and LGBTQ+ individ12 uals; 

13 (6) abhors the violence and animus that led to 

14 the untimely death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther 

15 King, Jr.; and 

16 (7) calls on all people across the Nation and the 

17 world to uphold Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, 

18 Jr.’s values and teachings of justice, equality, peace, 

19 advocacy, and tolerance. 

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