Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Latest action · Jan 4, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Cosponsors 111
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Mar 14, 2007, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Blacks
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights workers
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Election candidates
- Ex-Members of Congress
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- Minorities
- Minorities in government
- New York State
- Postage stamps
- Presidential elections
- Women
- Women in government
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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