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US SR629
Resolution
AI Summary
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Senate resolution honors Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 – February 17, 2026), civil rights leader who worked directly with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. beginning in 1965 and served as national director of Operation Breadbasket in 1966
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Jackson ran historic presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, becoming the first Black candidate to win a statewide presidential primary and receiving nearly 7 million votes in 1988
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Founded Operation PUSH in 1971 to improve economic conditions for Black Americans and established the National Rainbow Coalition in 1984 to build a broad political coalition
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Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton on August 9, 2000, and served as Special Envoy for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa from 1997
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Resolution extends condolences to Jackson's family and requests the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy to them
Legislative Description
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., and commending him for his significant leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and his decades of advocacy in pursuit of justice, equality, and human rights.
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S917)
3/9/2026