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.

Summary

Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor: (1) civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner; and (2) the campaign in Mississippi to register African-American voters during the summer of 1964, which is commonly referred to as the Freedom Summer of 1964. Calls for such stamp to be based upon a Congress of Racial Equality poster from 1964 created by civil rights movement photographer Danny Lyon.

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1. 11 September 2014

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2. 11 September 2014

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3. 11 September 2014

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   Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• David Scott · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
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• Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
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• Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
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