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US HR1107
Resolution
Status
3/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joyce Beatty
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AI Summary
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Urges the President to issue a proclamation lowering U.S. flags to half-staff to honor the memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was born October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, and became a prominent civil rights leader
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Jackson served as the youngest staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and led the Chicago chapter of Operation Breadbasket
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Founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition to strengthen political mobilization and challenge discriminatory corporate practices
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Ran historic Presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 that broke racial barriers and energized millions of voters
Legislative Description
Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff.
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
3/5/2026