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H. Con. Res. 82 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 Introduced by: Bennie G. Thompson Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Latest action March 25, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges: (1) the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend such issuance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HCONRES 166 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honor…
  • SCONRES 68 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemora…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 82: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-82/
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"H. Con. Res. 82: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-82/.
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H. Con. Res. 82, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-82/.
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[H. Con. Res. 82: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-82/)
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