更新于：2026年2月20日 / 美国东部时间晚上11:06 / CBS/美联社
已故牧师杰西·杰克逊不会在美国国会大厦圆形大厅举行国葬，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊办公室以过去的先例为由拒绝了这一纪念请求。
多位消息人士向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻证实，杰克逊的家人请求将这位民权领袖的遗体安放在国会大厦接受国葬。一位消息人士称，拒绝他们请求的决定是因为这一仪式通常只适用于特定的军事和政府官员，并指出此前其他知名人士的类似请求也被拒绝，比如保守派活动家查理·柯克和前副总统迪克·切尼。
约翰逊办公室向美联社证实了这一决定。
这位民权领袖本周去世，享年84岁。其家人和一些众议院民主党人已提交请求，希望杰克逊能在美国国会受到荣誉致敬。
对于谁有资格获得这一荣誉，目前没有具体规定，这一决定需得到众议院和参议院的同意。在该国政治分歧的背景下，关于谁能在国会圆形大厅举行国葬或纪念仪式的问题时有争议。在此类活动期间，公众通常可以参观国会大厦并表达敬意。
杰克逊家族已宣布下周开始举行纪念活动，将在芝加哥、华盛顿特区和南卡罗来纳州纪念这位已故牧师的一生。
杰克逊家族在一份声明中表示，他们已收到南卡罗来纳州（杰克逊的家乡州）和华盛顿领导人的邀请，希望在两地纪念杰克逊。目前正在与议员们讨论这些活动的举办地点。他的最终纪念仪式将于3月6日和7日在芝加哥举行。
根据国会大厦建筑师网站的信息，国会大厦及其圆形大厅通常为”最杰出的公民”预留。该网站称，政府和军事官员会被安排国葬，而私人公民则会被安排荣誉仪式。
2020年，来自佐治亚州的民主党众议员约翰·刘易斯，作为民权运动的另一位老兵，在2020年因当时的疫情限制，其纪念仪式在国会大厦台阶外举行，随后他成为首位在国会大厦圆形大厅举行国葬的黑人议员。
同年晚些时候，当时的众议院议长南希·佩洛西允许在国会大厦的国家雕像厅举行最高法院大法官露丝·巴德·金斯伯格的悼念活动，因为当时未能就国会大厦圆形大厅的仪式达成一致。
私人公民在国会受到荣誉致敬的情况很少见，但也有先例——最著名的是民权偶像罗莎·帕克斯（2005年）和牧师比利·格雷厄姆（2018年）。
全国有色人种协进会（NAACP）主席德里克·约翰逊周五批评了众议院议长的决定，称”这让你清楚地了解迈克·约翰逊以及他对我们宪法和民主的严重漠视”。
杰克逊是一位充满激情的民权领袖和具有全球视野的人道主义者，他激动人心的演讲以及1984年和1988年两次总统竞选，为美国政治带来了世代的变革。杰克逊的组织彩虹推动联盟（Rainbow PUSH Coalition）成为全国进步组织者的核心枢纽。
他对进步经济议程的坚定呼吁以及为所有种族、宗教、性别和性取向群体制定更具包容性政策的努力，为民主党内部的进步运动奠定了基础。
杰克逊还以人权捍卫者的身份享誉全球。他促成了在多个大洲获释的美国人质的释放，并主张加强全球民权运动之间的联系，最引人注目的是他对南非种族隔离政策的强烈批评。
尼古拉·基利昂对本报道有贡献。
House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol, citing precedent
Updated on: February 20, 2026 / 11:06 PM EST / CBS/AP
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due to past precedent.
Jackson’s family asked to have the civil rights leader’s remains lie in honor at the Capitol, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. One source said the decision to deny their request was due to the fact that the ritual is typically reserved for select military and government officials, pointing to previous requests that were denied for other high profile figures, such as conservative activist Charlie Kirk and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Johnson’s office confirmed the decision to the Associated Press.
The civil rights leader died this week at the age of 84. The family and some House Democrats had filed a request for Jackson to be honored at the U.S. Capitol.
There is no specific rule about who qualifies for the honor, a decision that is controlled by concurrence from both the House and Senate. Amid the country’s political divisions, there have been flareups over who is memorialized at the Capitol with a service to lie in state, or honor, in the Rotunda. During such events, the public is generally allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects.
The Jackson family has announced scheduled dates for memorial services beginning next week that will honor the late reverend’s life in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and South Carolina.
In a statement, the Jackson family said it had heard from leaders in both South Carolina, Jackson’s native state, and Washington offering for Jackson to be celebrated in both locations. Talks are ongoing with lawmakers about where those proceedings will take place. His final memorial services will be held in Chicago on March 6 and 7.
Typically, the Capitol and its Rotunda have been reserved for the “most eminent citizens,” according to the Architect of the Capitol’s website. It said government and military officials lay in state, while private citizens in honor.
In 2020, Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, another veteran of the Civil Rights movement, was the first Black lawmaker to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda after a ceremony honoring his legacy was held outside on the Capitol steps due to pandemic restrictions at the time.
Later that year, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed services for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Capitol’s Statuary Hall after agreement could not be reached for services in the Capitol’s Rotunda.
It is rare for private citizens to be honored at the Capitol, but there is precedent – most notably Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks, in 2005, and Rev. Billy Graham, in 2018.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized the House Speaker’s decision on Friday, saying it “tells you everything you need to know about Mike Johnson and his gross disregard for our Constitution and our democracy.”
A passionate civil rights leader and globally-minded humanitarian, Jackson’s fiery speeches and dual 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns transformed American politics for generations. Jackson’s organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, became a hub for progressive organizers across the country.
His unapologetic calls for a progressive economic agenda and more inclusive policies for all racial groups, religions, genders and orientations laid the groundwork for the progressive movement within the Democratic Party.
Jackson also garnered a global reputation as a champion for human rights. He conducted the release of American hostages on multiple continents and argued for greater connections between civil rights movements around the world, most notably as a fierce critic of the policies of Apartheid South Africa.
Nikole Killion contributed to this report.
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