,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,green of ,texas 7for himself1
 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,meeks1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4    
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,clay1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4          
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4        
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,castor of     
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,khanna1  
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4     
,haaland1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1   
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,blunt       
,rochester1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4      
,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lawson 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of  
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4         
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,carson of  
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4
 ,moore1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4          

,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4       
,allred1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4          
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,serrano1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,soto1  
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4    
,adams1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,bishop of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4       
,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,ms4 ,fudge1   
,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,sewell of         
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 and ,ms4        
,waters7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring and praising the
 ,national ,association for the         
,advancement of ,colored ,people on the 
occasion of its #aajth anniversary4     
,whereas the ,national ,association for 
the ,advancement of ,colored ,people    
7,,naacp71 originally known as the      
,national ,negro ,committee1 was founded
 in ,new ,york ,city on ,february #ab1  
#aiji1 the centennial of ,abraham       
,lincoln's birth1 by a multiracial1     
multiethnic1 multireligious1 group of   

activists who met in a national         
conference to discuss the civil and     
political rights of ,african ,americans2
 ,whereas the multiracial founders of   
the ,,naacp were a distinguished group  
of leaders in the struggle for human    
rights1 including ,ida ,wells-,barnett1 
,w4,e4,b4 ,du,bois1 ,henry ,moscowitz1  
,mary ,white ,ovington1 ,oswald         
,garrison ,villard1 and ,william        
,english ,walling2 ,whereas the ,,naacp 
is the oldest1 largest1 and most        
widely-recognized grassroots based civil
 rights organization in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas the ,,naacp has active
 membership units in all #ej ,states1   
including ,state conferences of branches
 and local branches as well as branches 
in prisons and chapters on college and  
high school campuses throughout our     
,nation and branches on military bases  
in ,italy1 ,germany1 ,korea1 and ,japan2
 ,whereas the ,,naacp ,national         
,headquarters is located in ,baltimore1 
,maryland2 ,whereas the mission of the  

,,naacp is to ensure the political1     
educational1 social1 and economic rights
 of all persons and to eliminate racial 
hatred and racial discrimination2       
,whereas the ,,naacp is committed to    
achieving its goals through nonviolence 
including negotiation1 litigation1 and  
protestation2 ,whereas the ,,naacp      
advances its mission through reliance   
upon peaceful protest1 the petition1 the
 ballot1 and the courts1 and has been   
persistent in the use of legal and moral
 persuasion1 even in the face of overt  
and violent racial hostility2 ,whereas  
the ,,naacp has used political pressure1
 marches1 demonstrations1 and effective 
lobbying to serve as the voice1 as well 
as the shield1 for minorities in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas after years of
 fighting segregation in public schools1
 the ,,naacp1 under the leadership of   
,special ,counsel ,thurgood ,marshall1  
won one of its greatest legal victories 
in the ,supreme ,court's decision in    
,brown v4 ,board of ,education1 #cdg    

,u4,s4 #dhc 7#aied72 ,whereas1 in #aiee1
 ,,naacp member ,rosa ,parks was        
arrested and fined for refusing to give 
up her seat on a segregated bus in      
,montgomery1 ,alabama1 an act of courage
 that would serve as the catalyst for   
the largest grassroots civil rights     
movement in the history of the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas the ,,naacp was       
prominent in lobbying for the passage of
 the ,civil ,rights ,acts of #aieg1     
#aifj1 #aifd1 and #aiia2 the ,voting    
,rights ,act of #aife2 the #aiic        
,motor-,voter ,act2 the #bjjb ,help     
,america ,vote ,act2 the ,fannie ,lou   
,hamer1 ,rosa ,parks1 ,coretta ,scott   
,king1 ,csar ,e4 ,chvez1 ,barbara ,c4   
,jordan1 ,william ,c4 ,velsquez1 and    
,dr4 ,hector ,p4 ,garcia ,voting ,rights
 ,act ,reauthorization and ,amendments  
,act of #bjjf2 and the ,fair ,housing   
,act1 laws that ensured ,government     
protection for legal victories achieved2
 ,whereas1 in #bjje1 the ,,naacp        
launched the ,disaster ,relief ,fund to 

help hurricane survivors in ,louisiana1 
,mississippi1 ,texas1 ,florida1 and     
,alabama to rebuild their lives2        
,whereas1 in the #aajth ,congress1 the  
,,naacp was prominent in lobbying for   
the passage of ,h4 ,res4 #hbf1 a        
resolution with resolving clauses that  
express that the hanging of nooses is a 
horrible act when used for the purpose  
of intimidation1 that under certain     
circumstances such an act can be        
criminal1 and that such acts should be  
investigated thoroughly by ,federal     
authorities and any criminal violations 
arising from such acts should be        
vigorously prosecuted2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjjh1 the ,,naacp vigorously supported 
the passage of the ,emmett ,till        
,unsolved ,civil ,rights ,crime ,act of 
#bjjg1 a law that puts additional       
,federal resources into solving the     
heinous crimes that occurred in the     
early days of the civil rights struggle 
that remain unsolved and bringing those 
who perpetrated such crimes to justice2 

,whereas1 on ,july #af1 #bjji1 the      
,,naacp celebrated its centennial       
anniversary in ,new ,york ,city1        
highlighting an extraordinary century of
 ,bold ,dreams1 ,big ,victories with a  
historic address from the first         
,african-,american ,president of the    
,united ,states1 ,barack ,obama2        
,whereas1 in #bjji1 the ,,naacp was     
instrumental in the enactment of the    
,matthew ,shepard-,james ,byrd1 ,jr41   
,hate ,crimes ,prevention ,act1 which   
greatly expanded the legal definition of
 a hate crime and encouraged increased  
cooperation between ,federal1 ,state1   
and local authorities in the            
investigation and prosecution of crimes 
committed out of hate for a group of    
people2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 the ,,naacp1
 an advocate for sentencing reform1     
applauded the passage of the ,fair      
,sentencing ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law 
#aaa-bbj2 ,stat4 #bcgb71 a landmark     
piece of legislation that reduces the   
quantity of crack cocaine that triggers 

a mandatory minimum sentence for a      
,federal conviction of crack cocaine    
distribution from #ajj times that of    
people convicted of distributing the    
drug in powdered form to #ah times that 
sentence2 ,whereas throughout its       
existence1 the ,,naacp has led the      
charge to defend the constitutional     
right to vote and to protect that right 
for all citizens of the ,united ,states1
 whether they be seniors1 young voters1 
the poor1 or from minority communities2 
,whereas1 in #bjac1 the ,,naacp signed a
 historic ,memorandum of ,agreement with
 the ,federal ,emergency ,management    
,agency 7,,fema7 to put mechanisms in   
place to ensure that the needs of       
underrepresented communities are more   
fully integrated into future plans for  
disaster preparedness2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjad1 the ,,naacp was a leader in the  
effort to strengthen the ,voting ,rights
 ,act and protect the principle of one  
person1 one vote2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1   
the ,,naacp released its groundbreaking 

report ,born ,suspect on racial         
profiling by law enforcement in the     
,united ,states1 which highlighted the  
problem of racial profiling experienced 
by individuals of color and communities 
of color2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the       
,,naacp led the charge in raising       
awareness about and challenging voter   
suppression laws in ,federal court      
across the ,nation2 and ,whereas1 in    
#bjag1 the ,,naacp board unanimously    
elected ,derrick ,johnson as ,president 
and ,,ceo as the organization           
re-envisions itself to take on a        
tumultuous and contentious social and   
political climate3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be  
cited as the ,original ,,naacp          
,resolution of #bjai4  #b4 ,honoring and
 praising the ,national ,association for
 the ,advancement of ,colored ,people   
,congress--  7#a7 recognizes the #aajth 
anniversary of the historic founding of 
the ,national ,association for the      
,advancement of ,colored ,people2 and   

7#b7 honors and praises the ,national   
,association for the ,advancement of    
,colored ,people on the occasion of its 
anniversary for its work to ensure the  
political1 educational1 social1 and     
economic rights of all persons4