Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Latest action · Jul 17, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 17, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Urges: (1) the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner; (2) basing the stamp on the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) poster from 1964 created by prominent Civil Rights movement photographer Danny Lyon; and (3) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend such issuance.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 17, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jul 17, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 68 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2010 |
| HCONRES 82 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. | Related bill | Mar 25, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
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- Jul 17, 2009Introduced in House
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