# 119-hres-972: Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement.

119-hres-972, Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-972
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Recognizes Atlanta as the cradle of the civil rights movement and honors its long record of activism and leadership.** The resolution recounts local milestones from an 1881 washerwoman strike of mostly Black women to the 1909 role of W. E. B. Du Bois in founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the 1929 birth of Martin Luther King Jr. It highlights city-based organizing and wins such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, student sit-ins, desegregation of transit and hospitals, the election of Maynard Jackson and the long public service of John Lewis, and Atlanta’s colleges and ongoing role as a center of opportunity.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-972 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/972)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-972 (as of 2026-04-21).