[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 15 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 15

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

                            January 8, 2009

 Ms. Lee of California submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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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