Expressing support for the designation of August 17, 2025, as "Marcus Garvey Recognition Day".

H. Res. 655 is a non-binding House resolution introduced by Rep. Yvette Clarke in the 119th Congress. It expresses support for designating August 17, 2025 as “Marcus Garvey Recognition Day” and urges the President to issue a proclamation calling on Americans to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. The resolution foregrounds Marcus Garvey’s historical role as a leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, his influence on Black economic self-reliance through ideas like the Black Star Line, and his significance to diverse communities in North America and the Caribbean, including Jamaica. It also notes, as a matter of record, that Garvey was granted a Presidential posthumous pardon in 2025, tying that fact to the proposed recognition. As a sense-of-Congress measure, the bill expresses support and advocacy but does not create new law or spend money.