Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) and author J.K. Rowling have something in common: They're both among the recipients of this year's Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

The lawmaker and the "Harry Potter" writer, along with environmental activist Wendy Abrams and Livongo Health executive Glan Tullman, are this year's Ripple of Hope Award Laureates, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit group Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

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Those chosen will be honored on Dec. 12 in New York. The honorees were selected "for their lifelong commitment to human rights and their exceptional work toward a more just and peaceful world," according to a statement from the organization. The same award was given to former President Obama last year.

Pelosi, 79, said in a statement that the award — named after the former attorney general — "stands as a beautiful testament to the power that each of us has to shape the tides of history, and it is my hope that my receiving this award will inspire others to help build the world of decency and dignity of which Robert Kennedy dreamed."