[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 188 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 188

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
   should be issued by the United States Postal Service in honor of 
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory 
Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
                               be issued.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2003

   Mr. Shaw submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
   should be issued by the United States Postal Service in honor of 
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory 
Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
                               be issued.

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 7, 
        1890, and moved to Miami, Florida, in 1915;
Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas served as the first president of the Business 
        and Professional League, which was established in Miami, Florida, in 
        1916;
Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the ``Mother of the Everglades'', was known 
        for her environmentalist, activist, feminist, and independent thinking;
Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote the bestselling book, The Everglades: 
        River of Grass, a guide that raised public consciousness of the wetlands 
        and that is still considered the definitive book on that subject;
Whereas the preservation of the Everglades was Marjory Stoneman Douglas' main 
        passion, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas served on the committees to create 
        Everglades and Biscayne National Parks, formed the Friends of the 
        Everglades in 1969, and spearheaded efforts to enact legislation to 
        protect the parks and their wildlife;
Whereas the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area, located in Florida, was so 
        designated by Congress in 1978 and now has a total of 1,296,500 acres;
Whereas in 1993, at the age of 103, Marjory Stoneman Douglas was awarded the 
        Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas died in 1998 at the age of 108: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the 
        United States Postal Service in honor of Marjory Stoneman 
        Douglas; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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