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H. Con. Res. 247 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.

Introduced: July 17, 2003 Introduced by: Pete Sessions Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commemorations Down's syndromeGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthPostage stamps
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Jul 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 17, 2003
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 Latest action July 17, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 75 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to pro…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 10 Republican 5
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2004
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 9, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 28, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 24, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2004
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 28, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 20, 2004
Janklow, William
· Nov 17, 2003
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 17, 2003
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Nov 7, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Oct 30, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 28, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Oct 28, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 28, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 21, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Oct 15, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 15, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 15, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 15, 2003
GOSS, PORTER
· Oct 8, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 8, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Oct 7, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Oct 7, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Oct 7, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Oct 1, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Sep 23, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 4, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 247: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-247/
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"H. Con. Res. 247: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-247/.
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H. Con. Res. 247, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-247/.
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