IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2024 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 RESOLUTION Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Celebrating Diversity, Promoting Tolerance, and Condemning Hate.

Whereas the Nation will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 15, 2024; 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