To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.
Latest action · Jul 13, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The Postmaster General must issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2015 to Jan 6, 2016; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 13, 2015 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jan 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 108, July 13, 2015, page H5117.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2015Introduced in House
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