,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #agj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,isakson submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,commemorat+   
,john ,lewis on ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( 8    
*airman%ip ( ! ,/ud5t ,nonviol5t        
,coord9at+ ,committee4  ,:]eas          
,congressman ,john ,rob]t ,lewis 0 born 
on ,febru>y #ba1 #aidj1 outside ( ,troy1
 ,alabama1 to p>5ts ,eddie & ,willie    
,mae 7,c>t]7 ,lewis2 ,:]eas ,john ,lewis
 has devot$ 8 life to safegu>d+ human   
rights1 protect+ civil lib]ties1 &      
build+ :at he calls ! ,belov$ ,community
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,john ,lewis 
grew up on a f>m 9 a family ( %>ecropp]s
 & att5d$ segregat$ public s*ools 9     
,pike ,c\nty1 ,alabama2 ,:]eas1 draw+   
inspiration at an e>ly age f ! d$ication
 & brav]y demon/rat$ ?r\gh ! ,montgom]y 
,bus ,boycott & ! ,rev]5d ,m>t9 ,lu!r   
,k+1 ,jr41 ,john ,lewis jo9$ ! movem5t  
to secure ! basic equal rights gu>ante$ 

by ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas1 :ile /udy+ at ,fisk ,univ]sity1 
:]e he e>n$ a ,ba*elor ( ,arts 9        
,religion & ,philosophy1 ,john ,lewis l$
 ! *>ge by unify+ & organiz+ volunte]s =
 sit-9 demon/rations at segregat$ lun*  
c\nt]s 9 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee2 ,:]eas1 9
 #aifa1 ,john ,lewis %[$ 8 brav]y &     
d$ication :ile p>ticipat+ 9 ,fre$om     
,rides1 *all5g+ segregation at int]/ate 
bus t]m9als ?r\gh\t ! ,s\?1 subject+    
himself to be+ beat5 by an angry mob1 & 
ev5 be+ arre/$ = peacefully confront+ ! 
inju/ice ( ,jim ,cr[ segregation 9 !    
,s\?2 ,:]eas1 f #aifc to #aiff1 at a    
pivotal po9t 9 ! ,civil ,rights         
,movem5t1 ,john ,lewis 0 nam$ ,*airman (
 ! ,/ud5t ,nonviol5t ,coord9at+         
,committee1 :i* he help$ f\nd1 or*e/rat+
 /ud5t activism 9 ! ,movem5t1 includ+   
sit-ins1 vot] regi/ration drives1       
community action programs1 & o!r        
activities2 ,:]eas1 at ! "y age ( #bc1  
,john ,lewis a*iev$ national recognition
 & respect z #a ( ! ,big ,six lead]s ( !

 ,civil ,rights ,movem5t1 bo? plann+ &  
speak+ at ! hi/oric ,m>* on ,wa%+ton 9  
,augu/ #aifc1 along ) fell[ lead]s &    
fri5ds su* z ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr42     
,:]eas1 along ) _m o!rs1 ,john ,lewis   
demon/rat$ great c\rage by risk+ 8 life 
& ca/+ light on ! s5seless cruelty ( !  
"t :5 he 0 brutally attack$ :ile lead+  
ov] #fjj peaceful ord]ly prote/ors      
across ! ,edmund ,pettus ,bridge 9      
,selma1 ,alabama1 to demon/rate ! ne$ = 
vot+ rights1 on ,m>* #g1 #aife1 :i* lat]
 became kn[n z ,bloody ,sunday1 exp$it+ 
! passage ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aiga note2 ,public ,law
 #hi-aaj72 ,:]eas1 9 #aifh1 ,john ,lewis
 portray$ wisdom 9 balanc+ 8 advocacy ) 
family1 tak+ ,lillian ,miles ,lewis z 8 
wife & lat] rais+ _! son1 ,john ,miles  
,lewis1 toge!r2 ,:]eas ,john ,lewis 0   
elect$ 9 #aihf to s]ve z ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,repres5tative = ,georgia's ,fif?      
,congressional ,di/rict & has capably & 
effectively s]v$ 8 con/itu5cy s9ce !n1  
s]v+ z ,*ief ,deputy ,:ip = ! ,h\se     

,democratic caucus2 & ,:]eas ,john      
,lewis's unwav]+ e?ical & moral         
pr9ciples h g>n]$ admiration & respect f
 8 colleagues on bo? sides ( ! aisle3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
comm5ds ,congressman ,john ,lewis (     
,georgia on ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( 8        
*airman%ip ( ! ,/ud5t ,nonviol5t        
,coord9at+ ,committee2 &  7#b7          
commemorates 8 legacy ( tirelessly work+
 to secure civil lib]ties = all1 !reby  
build+ & ensur+ a m p]fect ,union4