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HCONRES 138 109th Congress House Commemorations Artists Arts, Culture, Religion Government Operations and Politics Painting Postage stamps

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Introduced: April 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Jasper Francis Cropsey, the painter of the Hudson River Valley who was born on Staten Island in 1823.

What's happening now April 21, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 54 Related bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding a commemorative postage stamp honoring Jasper Franci…
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 13, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 138: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-138/
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"H. Con. Res. 138: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-138/.
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H. Con. Res. 138, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-138/.
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[H. Con. Res. 138: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-138/)
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