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US HR1107

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joyce Beatty

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Urges the President to issue a proclamation lowering U.S. flags to half-staff to honor the memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson

  • Rev. Jesse Jackson was born October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, and became a prominent civil rights leader

  • 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

  • Founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition to strengthen political mobilization and challenge discriminatory corporate practices

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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