,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,conyers 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,roby1
 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,scott of          
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1   
,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,camp1 ,mr4 ,clay1    
,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carson of      
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,rangel1    
,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,wilson of       
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,brown of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1   
,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,ms4     
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4      
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4
 ,fattah1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,meeks1
 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,mr4    
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4  
,bachus1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 and ,mr4 ,bonner7  
submitted the following resolution2     

which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,observing
 the #ajjth birthday of civil rights    
icon ,rosa ,parks and commemorating her 
legacy4  ,whereas ,rosa ,louise         
,mc,cauley ,parks was born on ,february 
#d1 #aiac1 in ,tuskegee1 ,alabama1 the  
first child of ,james and ,leona        
7,edwards7 ,mc,cauley2 ,whereas ,rosa   
,parks dedicated her life to the cause  
of universal human rights and truly     
embodied the love of humanity and       
freedom2 ,whereas ,rosa ,parks was      
arrested on ,december #a1 #aiee1 in     
,montgomery1 ,alabama1 for refusing to  
give up her seat on a bus to a ,white   
man1 and her stand for equal rights     
became legendary2 ,whereas news of the  
arrest of ,rosa ,parks resulted in      
approximately #db1jjj                   
,african-,americans boycotting          
,montgomery buses for #cha days1        
beginning on ,december #e1 #aiee1 until 
the bus segregation law was changed on  
,december #ba1 #aief2 ,whereas the      

,united ,states ,supreme ,court ruled on
 ,november #ac1 #aief1 that the         
,montgomery segregation law was         
unconstitutional1 and on ,december #bj1 
#aief1 ,montgomery officials were       
ordered to desegregate buses2 ,whereas  
the civil rights movement led to the    
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7,public   
,law #hh-ceb2 #gh ,stat4 #bda71 which   
broke down the barrier of legal         
discrimination against                  
,african-,americans and made equality   
before the law a reality for all people 
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas        
,congress recognized on ,november #ah1  
#bjje1 that most historians date the    
beginning of the modern civil rights    
movement with ,rosa ,parks' act of civil
 disobedience 7,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #bjh72   
,whereas ,rosa ,parks has been honored  
as the first lady of civil rights and   
the mother of the freedom movement1 and 
her quiet dignity ignited the most      
significant social movement in the      
history of the ,united ,states2         

,whereas1 in #aihg1 ,rosa ,parks and her
 close associate ,elaine ,steele        
cofounded the ,rosa and ,raymond ,parks 
,institute for ,self ,development to    
motivate and direct youth to achieve    
their highest potential through ,rosa   
,parks' philosophy of 8quiet strength0  
and cross-cultural exposure for         
nurturing a global and inclusive        
perspective2 ,whereas ,rosa ,parks was  
the recipient of many awards and        
accolades for her efforts on behalf of  
racial harmony1 including the           
,congressional ,gold ,medal1 the        
,spingarn ,award1 which is the highest  
honor of the ,national ,association for 
the ,advancement of ,colored ,people for
 civil rights contributions1 and the    
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 which 
is the highest civilian honor in the    
,united ,states1 and was named one of   
the #bj most influential and iconic     
figures of the #bjth century2 ,whereas  
,rosa ,parks1 by her quiet courage1     
symbolizes all that is vital about      

nonviolent protest1 as she endured      
threats of death and persisted as an    
advocate for the simple1 basic lessons  
she taught the ,nation and from which   
the ,nation has benefitted immeasurably2
 ,whereas ,rosa ,parks and her husband  
,raymond ,parks moved to ,michigan in   
#aieg and she resided there until her   
death on ,october #bd1 #bjje2 ,whereas1 
in recognition of the historic          
contributions of ,rosa ,parks1 her      
remains were placed in the rotunda of   
the ,capitol from ,october #cj to       
,october #ca1 #bjje1 so that the people 
of the ,united ,states could pay their  
last respects to this great ,american2  
,whereas1 in ,november #bjje1 ,congress 
authorized the ,joint ,committee on the 
,library to procure a statue of ,rosa   
,parks to be placed in the ,capitol2    
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service will issue a stamp in ,february
 #bjac to honor ,rosa ,parks and her    
courage to act at a pivotal moment in   
the civil rights movement2 ,whereas the 

bus on which ,rosa ,parks sparked a new 
era in the ,american quest for freedom  
and equality is one of the most         
significant artifacts of the ,american  
civil rights movement and is on         
permanent display in the ,henry ,ford   
,museum in ,dearborn1 ,michigan2        
,whereas1 on ,february #d1 #bjac1 the   
,henry ,ford ,museum1 will commemorate  
the #ajjth birthday of ,rosa ,parks by  
calling for a ,national ,day of ,courage
 and sponsoring a program that          
highlights her contributions to the     
civil rights movement1 including a      
day-long celebration1 with both virtual 
and on-site activities featuring        
nationally recognized speakers1 musical 
and dramatic interpretative             
performances1 a panel presentation of   
#8#8,rosa's ,story'' and a reading of   
the tale #8#8,quiet ,strength''1        
featuring the actual bus on which she   
sat as the centerpiece in commemorating 
her extraordinary life and              
accomplishments1 and affording everyone 

the opportunity to board the bus and sit
 in the seat that she refused to give   
up2 and ,whereas the ,rosa ,parks       
,museum at ,troy ,university and the    
,mobile ,studio will commemorate the    
birthday of ,rosa ,parks with the #ajjth
 ,birthday ,wishes ,project1 culminating
 on ,february #d1 #bjac1 with a #ajjth  
birthday celebration at the ,davis      
,theatre for the ,performing ,arts in   
,montgomery1 ,alabama1 where #b1jjj     
birthday wishes submitted by individuals
 throughout the ,united ,states will be 
transformed into #bjj graphic messages3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes 
and celebrates the #ajjth birthday of   
civil rights icon ,rosa ,parks2 and     
7#b7 commemorates the legacy of ,rosa   
,parks to inspire all people of the     
,united ,states to stand up for freedom 
and the principles of the ,constitution4