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

Introduced: May 17, 2004 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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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.

What's happening now May 17, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 18, 2004
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 17, 2004
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 17, 2004
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 17, 2004
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 17, 2004
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 17, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 427: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-427/
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"H. Con. Res. 427: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-427/.
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H. Con. Res. 427, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-427/.
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[H. Con. Res. 427: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-427/)
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