Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4083 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4083 To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter ``Major'' Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model, and equal rights advocate. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2025 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Fields, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Casten, Ms. Brown, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Balint, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Titus, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Figures, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter ``Major'' Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model, and equal rights advocate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the as the ``Marshall `Major' Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Marshall Walter ``Major'' Taylor was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 26, 1878, to Black parents
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