[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 58 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 58

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
      should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former 
Representative Shirley Chisholm, 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

                           February 14, 2005

   Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
 Bordallo, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Carson, 
 Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, 
Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, 
  Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
  Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New 
 York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
 Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, 
Ms. Solis, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
   Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Ms. Woolsey) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
      should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former 
Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory 
Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
                               be issued.

Whereas Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born on November 30, 1924, in 
        Brooklyn, New York, to Charles and Ruby St. Hill;
Whereas in 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history by becoming the first African 
        American woman elected to the House of Representatives, representing the 
        Twelfth Congressional District of New York until her retirement in 1983;
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the Congressional Black 
        Caucus, a fierce advocate for women's rights and democracy, and a 
        staunch opponent of the Vietnam War;
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was an outspoken advocate for equal rights, early 
        childhood education, fair labor standards, and the Martin Luther King, 
        Jr. holiday effort;
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a cofounder of the New York City Chapter of the 
        National Organization for Women, the organization's first chapter; and
Whereas Shirley Chisholm further cemented her place in history when she became 
        the first African American person to seek a major political party's 
        nomination for President in 1972: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the 
        United States Postal Service honoring former Representative 
        Shirley Chisholm; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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