H.Res. 977 — Introduced in House

IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2022Mrs. Trahan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Commemorating the life and legacy of Jean-Louis de Kérouac on the centennial of his birth on March 12, 2022. Whereas Jean-Louis de Kérouac, better known as Jack, was a giant of American literature and favorite son of Lowell, Massachusetts; Whereas, alongside Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac ignited the literary movement in the 1950s known as the Beat Generation; Whereas the Beat Generation’s rebuke against traditional values and materialism created the foundation for subsequent counterculture movements in America and beyond; Whereas the beatnik stereotype dominated popular media and culture in the 1950s and 1960s, an amalgamation of Kerouac’s self-expressive, unconventional characters; Whereas the Beatles took their name after the movement, while artists such as Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison cite Kerouac’s work as major influences; and Whereas, more than half a century since his death, Kerouac’s novels still fire the imagination, particularly of young people, and serve as a tribute to their culture-changing origins: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives recognizes and commemorates the enduring contribution of Jack Kerouac’s work to American literary culture and beyond on the centennial of his birth.