Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.
Latest action · Jan 14, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali, and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to Jun 22, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 27, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Feb 4, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 22, 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 Jan 14, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E68)
- Jan 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E68 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Jan 14, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 113 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the issuance of, and the United States Postal Service should issue, a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali. | Identical bill | Mar 25, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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