Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

H. Res. 71 · 116th Congress · Jan 23, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

observes the 90th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.;

(2)

pledges to advance the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and

(3)

encourages the people of the United States to—

(A)

observe the 90th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life of Dr. King;

(B)

commemorate the legacy of Dr. King, so that, as Dr. King hoped, “one day this Nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal””; and

(C)

remember the message of Dr. King and rededicate themselves to Dr. King’s goal of a free and just United States.

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Jan 23, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lewis (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Engel, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Ms. Fudge, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sires, Mr. Suozzi, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

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