[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 375 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 375

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative stamp should 
      be issued in honor of the centennial anniversary of Rotary 
             International and its work to eradicate polio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2004

 Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Sessions, 
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Petri, Mr. Gillmor, 
Mr. Frost, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Berman, 
  Mr. McNulty, Mr. Upton, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
Kildee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Larson of 
 Connecticut, Mr. Case, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Turner of Texas, 
  and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts) 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 stamp should 
      be issued in honor of the centennial anniversary of Rotary 
             International and its work to eradicate polio.

Whereas Rotary International, founded on February 23, 1905, is a worldwide 
        organization of business and professional leaders that provides 
        humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all 
        vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world;
Whereas approximately 1,200,000 Rotarians belong to more than 31,000 Rotary 
        clubs located in 166 countries;
Whereas the Movement for Volunteer Community Service, initiated by Rotary, has 
        been described as one of the major developments of the 20th century, and 
        provides a formalized spirit of community voluntarism in the United 
        States;
Whereas Rotarians are committed to the position that their efforts to provide 
        educational opportunities and to meet basic human needs are essential 
        steps to greater world understanding, goodwill, and peace;
Whereas Rotary's PolioPlus program to eradicate the dreaded disease of polio 
        throughout the world has helped to vaccinate more than 2,000,000,000 
        children against the disease;
Whereas Rotary is the only nongovernmental organization working in partnership 
        with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention to achieve the goal of the total eradication of 
        polio by 2005;
Whereas the work of Rotary International in the eradication of polio is one of 
        the finest humanitarian efforts by a nonprofit organization;
Whereas there are more than 7,500 Rotary clubs in the United States, with nearly 
        400,000 members, who voluntarily support thousands of humanitarian and 
        educational projects to benefit our communities; and
Whereas Rotary International will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2005: 
        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 in honor 
        of the centennial anniversary of Rotary International and its 
        effort to eradicate polio;
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the United 
        States Postal Service should recommend to the Postmaster 
        General that such a stamp be issued; and
            (3) the Rotary Clubs of the United States are to be 
        commended for 100 years of volunteer service.
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