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HCONRES 438 107th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.

Introduced: July 22, 2002 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 107th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Urges the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage stamp be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Charles Hamilton Houston, the first African American to earn a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Harvard University and to serve as editor of the Harvard Law Review.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 4, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2002
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 23, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 22, 2002
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2002
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 11, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 438: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-438/
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"H. Con. Res. 438: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-438/.
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H. Con. Res. 438, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-438/.
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