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HCONRES 143 107th Congress House Commemorations Arts, Culture, Religion Black leadership Blacks in the performing arts Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights workers Entertainers Government Operations and Politics Minorities Philately Postage stamps

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson.

Introduced: May 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 24, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E930)
May 24, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service to recommend and the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp to honor Paul Leroy Robeson (an advocate for African-American rights).
What's happening now May 24, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 24, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 24, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 24, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 24, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2001
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 24, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 24, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 24, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 24, 2001
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 24, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 143: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-143/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 143: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-143/.
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H. Con. Res. 143, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-143/.
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[H. Con. Res. 143: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-143/)
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