HR 296 Summary

• Honors Reverend Dr. Dorothea "Dee" Dawkins-Haigler for being nominated as a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Recognizes her service as a Georgia State Representative from June 2008 to January 2017, including her roles as Chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and Chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus.

• Highlights her work as an ordained minister, college educator, community activist, and political strategist focused on social justice, women's empowerment, peace promotion, and poverty eradication.

• Acknowledges her achievements including authoring books ("Empower Her" and "A Message to Our Daughters"), founding the TIME 1,000 organization to train women leaders across multiple African nations, and establishing the Organization of World Leaders to build economic partnerships in Africa.

• Commends her advocacy for children and youth, service on the South Carolina Juvenile Parole Board as the youngest and first African American chair, and media commentary on major news networks.