# 119-hres-1004: Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.

119-hres-1004, Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1004
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and condemning hate.** This resolution would promote tolerance, affirm the inviolable right to vote, and recognize his 97th birthday on January 19, 2026. - Condemns harassment, discrimination, or prejudice targeted at Black, Indigenous, Jewish, Asian-American and Pacific Islander, Muslim, and Hispanic/Latino communities. - Condemns harassment or prejudice based on gender, including transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals. - Affirms that no one in the United States can be considered an outsider and recognizes the inviolable right to vote. - Honors MLK's life, legacy, works, and heroism, condemns the violence and animus that led to his death, and calls on people across the nation and the world to uphold justice, equality, peace, advocacy, and tolerance.

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1004 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1004)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1004 (as of 2026-04-21).