[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1106 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1106
Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2026
Ms. Waters (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Underwood,
Mr. Bell, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Simon, Mr. Fields,
Mr. Figures, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Doggett, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. McIver, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr.
Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Veasey, Ms.
McClellan, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Lee of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Brown, Ms. Omar, Mr.
Casten, Ms. Adams, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Barragan, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Quigley,
Mr. Carson, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Horsford, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Dean
of Pennsylvania, Ms. Elfreth, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
McGarvey, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Randall, Mr.
Schneider, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Amo, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Whereas Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., an ordained Baptist minister and
influential civil rights leader was born on October 8th, 1941, in
Greenville, South Carolina;
Whereas Rev. Jackson attended racially segregated schools, including Sterling
High School, where he was elected student class president and graduated
in 1959;
Whereas Rev. Jackson attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University, a historically Black university in Greensboro, North
Carolina, where he served as student body president and a quarterback on
the football team, and graduated in 1964 with a B.S. in sociology;
Whereas, following his graduation, Rev. Jackson joined the civil rights movement
led by Martin Luther King, Jr., who selected him to be a leading
organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the
national director of Operation Breadbasket;
Whereas Rev. Jackson, at 30 years old, founded both Operation PUSH (People
United to Save Humanity) to initiate corporate action and government
sponsorship, and the National Rainbow Coalition that raised awareness of
numerous political issues;
Whereas, under Rev. Jackson's leadership, massive boycotts by Black consumers
were encouraged as a means to pressure White-owned businesses to hire
Blacks and purchase services from Black-owned firms;
Whereas Rev. Jackson was a courageous advocate for civil and human rights in the
United States and around the world, including his leadership in the
movement to end apartheid in South Africa, during which he was arrested
at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC, while protesting
apartheid and campaigned for United States corporations and colleges to
divest from South Africa while the racist regime remained in power;
Whereas Rev. Jackson's activism extended internationally in his rescue of Navy
Lieutenant Robert Goodman who was being held by the Syrian government,
his negotiation of the release of 22 Americans being held in Cuba by
then President Fidel Castro, and his trip to Iraq that secured the
release of 20 American individuals from Saddam Hussein;
Whereas Rev. Jackson's contribution to global conflict resolutions went beyond
the United States, speaking to over 1,000,000 people in Hyde Park,
London at the 2003 culmination of the anti-war demonstration, before
serving as a speaker for the International Peace Foundation in 2009;
Whereas Rev. Jackson became the first African American man since Reconstruction
to address a joint session of the Alabama Legislature, and the second
African American to mount a nationwide campaign for president as a
Democrat;
Whereas, in his historic runs for President in 1984 and 1988, Rev. Jackson won
millions of votes in the Democratic primaries, finishing third in 1984
and second in 1988, and his groundbreaking campaigns opened the door of
opportunity for other politicians of African American heritage,
including Barack Obama, who was elected President in 2008, becoming the
first African American President in the Nation's history;
Whereas Rev. Jackson served as a shadow delegate and shadow senator for the
District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997;
Whereas Rev. Jackson was the beloved husband of author Jaqueline ``Jackie''
Brown, and a father of 6 children, including former Representative Jesse
Jackson, Jr. of Illinois and current Representative Jonathan Jackson of
Illinois;
Whereas Rev. Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2015, but his
diagnosis was changed in 2025 to progressive supranuclear palsy, a
neurological disorder with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease; and
Whereas Rev. Jackson would not have the Nation respond to his passing in grief,
but rather with the courage to continue his legacy of 25 years of public
service and dedication to promote civil rights for Black Americans: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Rev.
Jackson, for his lifelong dedication to promoting equality for
the disadvantaged, being a voice for peace among nations, and
serving Americans as one of the most successful Black leaders
in American history;
(2) extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to Rev.
Jackson's family, including his wife, Jackie, and their 6
children, and sends thoughts of comfort, peace, and healing in
this time of loss; and
(3) calls upon all Americans, regardless of race, party
affiliation, or creed, to uphold Rev. Jackson's belief that we
must go forward with hope, and not backwards by fear and
division.
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