HRES1107Referred to Committee

Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-05

Introduced

167

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Joyce Beatty

Democrat · OH · Representative

Votes with party: 98.3% (517 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-05

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Plain-English Summary

This resolution would direct the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff as a tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson, the prominent civil rights leader and activist. Flying the flag at half-staff is a traditional way the government honors significant national figures who have passed away. The measure recognizes Jackson's decades of work fighting for racial equality and social justice.

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Subjects

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1107 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1107 Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2026 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Casten, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Himes, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pou, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Jayapal, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Whitesides, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Gillen, Ms. Adams, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Quigley, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Schneider, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Peters, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Bera, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Correa) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Memorializing Rev. Jesse Jackson by flying the flag of the United States at halfstaff. Whereas Jesse Louis Burns was born on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, during the era of Jim Crow; Whereas Reverend Jackson rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most consequential civil rights leaders of all time; Whereas, after meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Jackson became the youngest staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and led the Chicago chapter of Operation Breadbasket, advancing economic empowerment; Whereas, following Dr. King's assassination, Reverend Jackson founded Operation PUSH and later the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, strengthening political mobilization and challenging discriminatory corporate practices; and Whereas Reverend Jackson's Presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 broke racial barriers and energized millions: Now, therefore, be…

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it Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges the President to issue a proclamation to lower the flags to halfstaff to honor the memory of Rev. Jesse Jackson. <all>

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