February 5, 2026
Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Ivey, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Ross, Mr. Fields, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Brown, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Beatty, and Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
- (1) recognizes the Greensboro Four for their contribution to the civil rights movement and the significant role they played as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students in the civil rights movement coalescing in the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee;
- (2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the Nation;
- (3) recognizes the continued importance of sit-ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance to spur positive social change; and
- (4) encourages all States to include in their educational curriculum the history and contributions of the Greensboro Four.