This resolution recognizes and commemorates the enduring contribution of Jack Kerouac's work to American literary culture and beyond on the centennial of his birth on March 12, 2022.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 977 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 977
Commemorating the life and legacy of Jean-Louis de Kerouac on the
centennial of his birth on March 12, 2022.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2022
Mrs. Trahan submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Oversight and Reform
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RESOLUTION
Commemorating the life and legacy of Jean-Louis de Kerouac on the
centennial of his birth on March 12, 2022.
Whereas Jean-Louis de Kerouac, better known as ``Jack'', was a giant of American
literature and favorite son of Lowell, Massachusetts;
Whereas, alongside Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac ignited
the literary movement in the 1950s known as the ``Beat Generation'';
Whereas the Beat Generation's rebuke against traditional values and materialism
created the foundation for subsequent counterculture movements in
America and beyond;
Whereas the beatnik stereotype dominated popular media and culture in the 1950s
and 1960s, an amalgamation of Kerouac's self-expressive, unconventional
characters;
Whereas the ``Beatles'' took their name after the movement, while artists such
as Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison cite Kerouac's work as major influences;
and
Whereas, more than half a century since his death, Kerouac's novels still fire
the imagination, particularly of young people, and serve as a tribute to
their culture-changing origins: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and
commemorates the enduring contribution of Jack Kerouac's work to
American literary culture and beyond on the centennial of his birth.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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