Samuel Miller, honored

HR 196 is a commemorative resolution honoring Samuel Miller, a U.S. Navy veteran and civil rights activist from Russell County, Alabama. The resolution recognizes his life, legacy, and specific contributions to ending segregation and voter suppression, including founding the Russell County Betterment Association, helping register Black voters despite literacy tests and discriminatory districting, and working with the U.S. Department of Justice to redraw voting districts. It formally presents this honor to Miller’s family through the Alabama House of Representatives. As a procedural resolution (not a law), it has no policy impact beyond recognition.