,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,december #ae1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,honoring   
the #ejth anniversary of the ,joint     
,center for ,political and ,economic    
,studies4  ,whereas the ,joint ,center  
for ,political and ,economic ,studies   
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,joint ,center7 is a national nonprofit 
institution that conducts research on   
public policy issues of special concern 
to ,black ,americans and promotes       
informed and effective involvement of   
,black people in the governmental       
process2 ,whereas1 founded in #aigj1 the
 ,joint ,center provides independent and
 nonpartisan analyses through research1 
publication1 and outreach programs2     
,whereas the ,joint ,center was the     
first of its kind when it was founded1  
serving as ,america's primary ,black    

think tank2 ,whereas1 in #aigb1 ,mr4    
,eddie ,williams was recruited to lead  
the ,joint ,center1 after the           
organization had been founded just #b   
years earlier to support the hundreds of
 new ,black elected officials who came  
into office in the aftermath of the     
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife2 ,whereas1
 over the next #c decades1 ,mr4         
,williams built the ,joint ,center into 
the epicenter of ,black political       
thought and research and hosted ,black  
elected officials every #d years to     
assemble policy priorities to share with
 ,presidential candidates and transition
 teams2 ,whereas1 under the leadership  
of ,mr4 ,williams1 the ,joint ,center   
helped establish several organizations  
of ,black elected officials1 built a    
roster of over #aj1jjj ,black elected   
officials1 and helped establish the     
,national ,coalition on ,black ,civic   
,participation2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,williams 
also created ,focus ,magazine to tie    
together ,black elected officials1      

political activists1 and scholars       
nationwide2 ,whereas the ,joint ,center 
became a full-fledged think tank with   
,mr4 ,williams at the helm1 commissioned
 and published regular surveys of ,black
 ,americans1 and produced various       
studies1 reports1 books1 and events2    
,whereas top scholars like ,john ,hope  
,franklin1 ,mary ,frances ,berry1       
,kenneth ,clark1 ,chris ,edley1 ,david  
,garrow1 ,evelyn ,brooks ,higginbotham1 
,ron ,walters1 and ,william ,julius     
,wilson have worked with the ,joint     
,center2 ,whereas1 under the current    
leadership of ,spencer ,overton1 the    
current president1 the ,joint ,center   
has remained a consistent presence in   
the application and advancement of      
empirics-based policies supporting      
strategies to advance ,black ,america2  
,whereas the ,joint ,center plays a     
critical role in keeping our leaders    
properly informed and educated on the   
issues that ,black ,americans face      
daily2 ,whereas1 just last year1 the    

,joint ,center was credited for several 
efforts to achieve diversity in the     
workforce1 including-- 7#a7 bringing    
increased awareness to congressional    
staff diversity1 culminating with the   
establishment of the ,office of         
,diversity and ,inclusion in the ,house 
of ,representatives2 and  7#b7          
encouraging companies to consider the   
future of their work through a racial   
equity lens2 and ,whereas1 over the last
 #ej years1 the ,joint ,center has      
successfully convened leaders of major  
cities to discuss workforce             
modernization in ,black communities3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 the 
work of the ,joint ,center for          
,political and ,economic ,studies is    
more relevant and necessary now than    
ever before in the face of a global     
pandemic that is disproportionately     
affecting ,black ,americans' health     
outcomes and economic security2 and     
7#b7 the ,house of ,representatives--   
7,a7 honors the ,joint ,center for      

,political and ,economic ,studies for   
their successes over the years2 and     
7,b7 reaffirms its commitment to working
 alongside the ,joint ,center for       
,political and ,economic ,studies and   
others to advance ideas and policies    
that promote1 uplift1 and enrich the    
,black community and all of ,america4