,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ghc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ab1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the #cjth anniversary of   
,reverend ,jesse ,l4 ,jackson1 ,sr4's   
#aihd presidential campaign and honoring
 his heroism and extraordinary service  
to the ,united ,states and the          
international community4  ,whereas the  
#cjth anniversary of ,rev4 ,jesse       
,jackson's presidential campaign was    
celebrated at the ,rainbow ,,push       
,coalition's ,legacy ,affair ,gala      
during the ,annual ,symposium1 8,the    
,future of ,civil ,rights3 ,moving      
,towards ,first ,class ,economic1       
,political1 and ,digital ,citizenship02 
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson announced
 his historic campaign for ,president of
 the ,united ,states on ,november #c1   
#aihc2 ,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson's 

campaign united people in the ,united   
,states of all backgrounds and changed  
the face of ,united ,states politics2   
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson's        
landmark run resulted in record         
registration and turnout among          
,african-,american voters1 shifted the  
balance of power in the ,united ,states 
,senate1 increased the number of        
,african-,americans serving in          
,congress1 and helped to elect the first
 ,african-,americans as ,mayor of ,new  
,york ,city and ,governor of ,virginia2 
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson's #aihd  
and #aihh presidential campaigns paved  
the way for the first ,african-,american
 ,president of the ,united ,states1     
,president ,barack ,obama2 ,whereas     
,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson was born on       
,october #h1 #aida1 in ,greenville1     
,south ,carolina2 ,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse 
,jackson was a prized student at the    
racially segregated ,sterling ,high     
,school1 where he was elected student   
class president1 finished #ajth in his  

graduating class1 and earned letters in 
baseball1 football1 and basketball2     
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson graduated
 with a ,bachelor of ,science degree in 
,sociology in #aifd from ,north         
,carolina ,agricultural and ,technical  
,state ,university1 where he was elected
 student body president and became an   
active leader in protesting the         
segregation policies of ,greensboro1    
,north ,carolina's1 public facilities2  
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson also     
earned a ,master of ,divinity degree    
from the ,chicago ,theological ,seminary
 and over #dj honorary doctorate degrees
 for his lifelong work on civil and     
human rights2 ,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse     
,jackson married his college sweetheart 
,jacqueline ,lavinia ,brown in #aifc and
 they have five children3 ,santita      
,jackson1 ,congressman ,jesse ,l4       
,jackson1 ,jr41 ,jonathan ,luther       
,jackson1 ,yusef ,du,bois ,jackson1     
,esq41 and ,jacqueline ,lavinia         
,jackson2 ,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse         

,jackson's leadership during the civil  
rights movement1 including his role in  
the #aife ,selma to ,montgomery marches1
 were critical to the movement's success
 and earned him commendations from      
fellow leaders1 including ,dr4 ,martin  
,luther ,king1 ,jr2 ,whereas ,rev4      
,jesse ,jackson led ,operation          
,breadbasket and the ,poor ,people's    
,campaign1 organizations that tore down 
discriminatory economic barriers and    
empowered the ,nation's poor and        
dispossessed2 ,whereas in #aiif1 ,rev4  
,jesse ,jackson launched the renowned   
,rainbow ,,push ,coalition in pursuit of
 equal rights for all people in the     
,united ,states by merging two of his   
civil rights organization1 ,operation   
,,push and the ,national ,rainbow       
,coalition2 ,whereas from #aiia to      
#aiig1 ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson served as a
 shadow ,united ,states ,senator for the
 ,district of ,columbia2 ,whereas ,rev4 
,jesse ,jackson's extraordinary acts of 
heroism include facilitating the release

 of captured ,united ,states soldiers in
 ,yugoslavia1 imprisoned ,navy          
,lieutenant ,robert ,goodman in ,syria1 
#dh ,cuban and ,united ,states prisoners
 in ,cuba1 and ,united ,states soldiers 
held hostage in ,kosovo2 ,whereas ,rev4 
,jesse ,jackson has served as a         
spiritual advisor to ,president ,bill   
,clinton and completed numerous         
diplomatic missions as a special ,united
 ,states envoy2 ,whereas in #bjjj1      
,president ,bill ,clinton awarded ,rev4 
,jesse ,jackson the ,presidential ,medal
 of ,freedom1 the ,nation's highest     
civilian honor2 ,whereas through the    
,rainbow ,push ,coalition1 ,rev4 ,jesse 
,jackson continues to be a drum major   
for justice and equality1 having        
advocated for universal health care1    
direct peace negotiations between       
,palestinians and ,israelis1 ending     
apartheid in ,south ,africa1 and        
advancing democracy in ,haiti2 and      
,whereas ,rev4 ,jesse ,jackson's work in
 the civil rights movement1 diplomatic  

achievements1 inspirational #aihd       
presidential campaign1 and tireless     
advocacy for the downtrodden continues  
to inspire countless people in the      
,united ,states and people from around  
the world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7 
recognizes the #cjth anniversary of     
,reverend ,jesse ,l4 ,jackson1 ,sr4's   
#aihd presidential campaign2  7#b7      
recognizes and commends ,rev4 ,jesse ,l4
 ,jackson1 ,sr41 for his invaluable     
service to the ,nation1 efforts to      
empower disenfranchised people in the   
,united ,states1 and work to protect    
civil and human rights2 and  7#c7       
encourages people in the ,united ,states
 to join the ,house of ,representatives 
in honoring ,rev4 ,jesse ,l4 ,jackson1  
,sr41 and celebrating his enduring      
transformative contributions to the     
,nation and the world4