Recognizing the 94th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 40th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday.

H. Res. 30 · 118th Congress · Jan 12, 2023 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

observes the 94th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.;

(2)

observes the 40th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday;

(3)

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

(4)

encourages the people of the United States to—

(A)

observe the 94th 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 12, 2023viewing Introduced in House Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horsford, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Costa, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Escobar, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Ross, Mr. Carson, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Titus, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Trone, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Correa, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Evans, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Meng, Ms. Adams, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bush, Mr. Bowman, and Mr. Moskowitz) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Recognizing the 94th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 40th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday.

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