GA HR1714

Recognizes March 17, 2026, as Bayard Rustin Day in Georgia, commemorating his birthday and contributions to the Civil Rights Movement

Honors Rustin as chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Acknowledges his role in establishing nonviolent resistance as a foundational principle of the Civil Rights Movement and co-founding the Congress of Racial Equality

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution