Texas HR247: In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.

What the bill says

A resolution to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, and she succeeded in shepherding it through to a committee vote; her many other major initiatives included the Sentencing Reform Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, and George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act; known for her passionate speeches on the House floor, she advocated for gay rights long before mainstream acceptance of the movement and continued to serve as a powerful voice for progressive causes, including Black Lives Matter and gun control…

From the enrolled text, May 28, 2025:

a resolution to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, and she succeeded in shepherding it through to a committee vote; her many other major initiatives included the Sentencing Reform Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, and George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act; known for her passionate speeches on the House floor, she advocated for gay rights long before mainstream acceptance of the movement and continued to serve as a powerful voice for progressive causes, including Black Lives Matter and gun control; she took her message to innumerable media outlets as well; most recently, she lent her support to a federal version of the CROWN Act to prevent discrimination based on hairstyles favored by people of color; and WHEREAS, Congresswoman Jackson Lee held numerous leadership roles, including chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and senior member of the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget Committees; she was the House Democrats' chief deputy whip, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Energy Braintrust, co-chair of the Justice Reform Task Force, and a founder and chair of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus and the Congressional Children's Caucus;Congressional Quarterly ranked her among the 50 most effective members of Congress; and WHEREAS, Devoted to her constituents, Congresswoman Jackson Lee was instrumental in directing billions of federal dollars …

Sponsors

• Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148) · primary sponsor