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This resolution celebrates the 96th anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 48 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 48

     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 16, 2025

 Ms. Brown (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Adams, 
 Mr. Bera, Mr. Carson, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Goldman of New 
  York, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Titus, Mr. Evans of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
Mr. Amo, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Meng, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Bynum, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Panetta, 
 Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Mullin, 
 Mrs. McIver, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. 
 Frost, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Cherfilus-
McCormick, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Kennedy 
of New York, Mrs. Foushee, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. 
Sewell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Fields, Mr. Mfume, Ms. 
   Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Veasey, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Hernandez, and Ms. Jacobs) 
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 96th anniversary of the birth of Reverend 
        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 20, 2025;
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 96th anniversary of the birthday of 
        Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 20, 2025, 
        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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