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H. Con. Res. 42 109th Congress House

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

Introduced: February 1, 2005 Introduced by: Pete Sessions Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commemorations Down's syndromeGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthPostage stamps
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 Latest action February 1, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 48 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2006
BERRY, MARION
· Apr 25, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 25, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 8, 2006
Fortuno, Luis
· Dec 6, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 16, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 3, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 42: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-42/
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"H. Con. Res. 42: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-42/.
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H. Con. Res. 42, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-42/.
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