[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 905

 Expressing condolences to the family of Ms. Jacqueline A. Ellis, and 
        commemorating the life and work of Ms. Jacqueline Ellis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2016

Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
 Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Moore, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, 
  Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. 
 Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Fudge, 
   Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clay, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
 Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Adams, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Scott of 
 Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Plaskett, 
Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
Hastings, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Beatty, 
and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which 
         was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing condolences to the family of Ms. Jacqueline A. Ellis, and 
        commemorating the life and work of Ms. Jacqueline Ellis.

Whereas Ms. Ellis was born October 22, 1957, in Mobile, Alabama;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was a Capitol Hill veteran of more than 30 years, and had 
        served members of both the House of Representatives and Senate;
Whereas Ms. Ellis also worked for former Congressman Major Owens, who 
        represented the 11th Congressional District of New York, and the late 
        former Alabama Senator Howell Heflin;
Whereas Ms. Ellis most recently served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Al 
        Green, who represents the 9th Congressional District of Texas;
Whereas Ms. Ellis has been a spiritual mother, sister, mentor, and friend to 
        many people, including elected and other high-ranking officials;
Whereas Ms. Ellis graduated from Jarvis Christian College and would later go on 
        to become a guest lecturer at the Government Affairs Institute at 
        Georgetown University;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was inducted into Jarvis Christian College's Pioneers Hall of 
        Fame;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was a former National Board Member of the historic and world-
        renowned civil rights organization, the Southern Christian Leadership 
        Conference;
Whereas Ms. Ellis received the Ella Baker Award from the SCLC's former president 
        and CEO, Martin Luther King III;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was a National Board Member for the National Congress of Black 
        Women;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was a founding member of the Organization of African-American 
        Administrative Assistants/Chiefs of Staff;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was the Chair of the Legislative Issues and Public Affairs 
        Committee for the African-American women's organization, the Links, Inc;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was the Social Action Commissioner for Delta Sigma Theta 
        Sorority, Inc;
Whereas Ms. Ellis received Mobile, Alabama's NAACP's Redeemer of the Dream 
        Leadership Award;
Whereas Ms. Ellis was the Co-Chair of the Bethune-DuBois Institute, Inc. 
        Leadership Forum;
Whereas Ms. Ellis received the Congressional Black Associates' Robert H. Ogle 
        Trailblazer's Award;
Whereas Ms. Ellis, though successful, widely respected, loved by many and 
        recognized for her numerous accomplishments, moved through life humbly 
        and sought only to serve others; and
Whereas Ms. Ellis is survived by her siblings Cynthia Ellis-Evans, Sharon Ellis-
        Gregg, Harold C. Ellis, Jr., Darryl C. Ellis, Mary Y. Ellis, and William 
        E. Ellis, as well as a multitude of other family members and friends: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) mourns the death of Ms. Jacqueline A. Ellis and 
        expresses condolences to her family; and
            (2) celebrates the life of Ms. Jacqueline A. Ellis, as well 
        as her righteous accomplishments and honorable deeds.
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