H. Res. 962 (Introduced in House) — Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Celebrating Diversity, Promoting Tolerance, and Condemning Hate.

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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Jan 12, 2024viewing Introduced in House 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. Velázquez, 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

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

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