TX HR247

Honors U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, who passed away on July 19, 2024, after serving in Congress since 1994 and winning reelection 14 times with never less than 70% of the vote

Recognizes her major legislative accomplishments, including authoring the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (first new federal holiday in nearly four decades), the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, and sponsoring H.R. 40 on reparations

Highlights her leadership roles as chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, House Democrats' chief deputy whip, and founder of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus and Congressional Children's Caucus

Acknowledges her service to Houston constituents, including directing billions in federal dollars to under-resourced communities and personally assisting during COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 winter freeze

Extends condolences to her husband Elwyn Lee, children Jason and Erica, and grandchildren, and directs the Texas House to adjourn in her memory