IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 748 
Honoring the life and the legacy of General Colin L. Powell. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2021 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. C. SCOTT 
FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. BACON, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. BICE of 
Oklahoma, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CHABOT, 
and Mrs. KIM of California) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and the legacy of General Colin L. Powell. 
Whereas General Colin L. Powell was born on April 5, 1937, 
in New York City, New York, the only child of his Jamai-
can-born parents, Luther and Maud Powell; 
Whereas General Powell received his Bachelor of Science 
from City College of New York and his Master of Busi-
ness Administration from George Washington University; 
Whereas, upon graduation and while involved in basic mili-
tary training at Fort Benning, General Powell was often-
times refused service in bars and restaurants because of 
the color of his skin; 
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Whereas General Powell served in the Armed Forces for 35 
years; 
Whereas General Powell served as the 16th United States 
National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and was 
the first African American to serve in that position; 
Whereas General Powell served as the Commander of the 
United States Army Forces Command in 1989; 
Whereas, from 1989 to 1993, General Powell served as the 
12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, being the 
first Afro-Caribbean American and the youngest indi-
vidual to serve as the highest ranking military position in 
the Department of Defense; 
Whereas, while serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, General Powell oversaw the Invasion of Panama in 
1989 as well as Operation Desert Storm in 1991; 
Whereas General Powell served as the 65th Secretary of 
State under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 
2005 and was the first Afro-Caribbean American to serve 
in that position; 
Whereas General Powell acquired many civilian awards, in-
cluding the Presidential Medal of Freedom (which he was 
awarded twice), the Congressional Gold Medal, the Presi-
dential Citizens Medal, the Secretary of State Distin-
guished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Dis-
tinguished Service Medal; 
Whereas, over the course of his life, General Powell wrote an 
autobiography called ‘‘My American Journey’’ and a book 
titled ‘‘It Worked for Me, Lessons in Life and Leader-
ship’’; and 
Whereas, on October 18, 2021, at the age of 84 years old, 
General Powell passed away from complications of 
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COVID–19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical 
Center, devastating his family and the people of the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) tenders its deep sympathy to the members 
of the family of the late General Colin L. Powell; 
(2) honors the life and legacy of General Colin 
L. Powell; 
(3) commends General Colin L. Powell for his 
life accomplishments within the United States Gov-
ernment and the Armed Forces; and 
(4) that when the House adjourns today, it ad-
journs as a further mark of respect to the memory 
of the late General Colin L. Powell. 
Æ 
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