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H.Con.Res. 18 (114th)

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.

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Introduced

24 February 2015

Last action

24 February 2015 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsors

David Scott, Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]

Subjects

Postal service

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7 April 2025

Postal service

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Summary

Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor: (1) civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner; and (2) the 50th anniversary of 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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Timeline

  1. 24 February 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  2. 24 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 24 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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