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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, isn’t giving up her fight for a Congressional honor for Michael Jackson, USA Today reports.

Jackson Lee submitted a House resolution on June 26 to honor the late singer as an “American legend and musical icon.”

In response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of bringing the resolution to the floor on Thursday, Jackson Lee said that she will “work with this legislation as long as necessary,” USA Today reports.

Pelosi stated in a press conference Thursday that she thought the resolution was unnecessary, although representatives may “express their sympathy or their praise any time that they wish."

“A resolution, I think, would open up to contrary views to — that are not necessary at this time to be expressed in association with a resolution whose purpose is quite different," Pelosi said.

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Two days ago, Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee stood onstage at the Michael Jackson memorial service and said she would introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives honoring Jackson as a "global humanitarian."

The idea prompted concern from House Democrats, thanks in part to the King Of Pop's mixed legacy – one that encompassed both revolutionary music and repeated legal troubles. One Republican member of the House, Peter King, complained about the tributes to Jackson, deeming him a "pervert." As Politico reported, Rep. John Yarmuth, a Kentucky Democrat, walked out of the House chamber when the Congressional Black Caucus called for a moment of silence for Jackson, saying the reaction to Jackson's death had left him "nauseated."

Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stated that she does not support Jackson-Lee's effort. In a press conference Thursday morning, Pelosi said she doesn't "think it's necessary for us to have a resolution."

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