Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin.

Original

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 April 2005

Last action

20 April 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Sponsors

Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]

Subjects

Postal service

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4 February 2025

Postal service

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in commemoration of Diwali, a festival celebrated by people of Indian origin; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the USPS should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

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Timeline

20 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Introduced in House · 20 April 2005 · Official file

Documents

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Related records

related to → Recognizing the holiday of Diwali.
related to ← Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/223
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hres/223
us · 109-hres-223 · source updated 4 February 2025