HRES 347
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Latin America
Mexico
Minorities
Postage stamps
Racial discrimination
Racism
Condemning the Government of Mexico for printing and distributing blatantly racist postage stamps and urging Mexican President Vincente Fox to immediately cease printing and distributing the postage stamps and recall from circulation those postage stamps currently on the market.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5630-5631, H5633)
Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 30, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the government of Mexico for issuing a racist series of postage stamps.
Calls on Mexican President Vincente Fox to: (1) cease such stamps' printing and distribution and recall those stamps currently in circulation; and (2) apologize to the citizens of Mexico and the United States for the decision to circulate the stamps.
Declares that the government of Mexico's decision to issue the stamps is inconsistent with U.S. policy to eliminate vestiges of government sanctioned racial or ethnic discrimination or intolerance.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5630-5631, H5633)
Committees of jurisdiction
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