Sponsor
Al Green
Representative · D-TX
The resolution formally honors a member of Congress for public service and advocacy, providing symbolic recognition with minimal practical impact or policy change.
Constituents of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, local governments, and taxpayers receive formal congressional recognition of her public service and advocacy for disaster relief and working families.
No substantive policy changes or direct benefits for most Americans; the action is largely symbolic.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Adopts a ceremonial House resolution honoring the life and public service of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and records findings about her career.
Representative · D-TX
Official title: Honoring the life and enduring public service of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a fearless advocate for justice, equality, and the people of the United States.
Introduced August 27, 2026 by Al Green · Last progress August 27, 2026
Expresses the House's recognition and tribute to the life and public service of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The resolution lists findings about her education, legal and municipal service, long tenure in the U.S. House representing Texas’s 18th District, advocacy on disaster relief, infrastructure, housing, health systems, working families, and support for making Juneteenth a federal holiday, and notes that she lay in state at Houston City Hall upon her passing. The measure is a symbolic, nonbinding expression intended to honor her career and public contributions; it does not create new programs, authorize spending, or change policy.