legislation: 111-hconres-166
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| 111-hconres-166 | 111 | hconres | 166 | 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. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2009-07-17 | 2009-07-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 15 | 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. | 2023-01-11T13:18:33Z |