US HCR166 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16)
Status: Introduced on July 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
Same As/Similar To
HCR82 (Related) 2009-03-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
SCR68 (Same As) 2010-07-15 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
SCR68 (Same As) 2010-07-15 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
Commemorative events and holidays
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/166/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hconres166/BILLS-111hconres166ih.pdf |
