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HCONRES 58 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Introduced: February 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2005
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 Latest action February 14, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of former Representative Shirley Chisholm; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 5, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 14, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 14, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 14, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2005
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 14, 2005
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 14, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 58: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that 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-58/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 58: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that 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-58/.
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H. Con. Res. 58, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-58/.
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[H. Con. Res. 58: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-58/)
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