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HCONRES 79 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.

Introduced: June 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 24, 2009
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 Latest action March 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 140 Identical bill Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 4, 2009
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 4, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 4, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 79: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-79/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 79: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-79/.
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H. Con. Res. 79, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-79/.
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[H. Con. Res. 79: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-79/)
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