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H. Res. 291 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the purchase of the territories…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the purchase of the territories known as the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Introduced: June 2, 2015 Introduced by: Stacey E. Plaskett Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Caribbean areaCommemorative events and holidaysPostal serviceU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 4, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3905)
Jun 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3905)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postmaster General should issue a first-class postage stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Virgin Islands becoming a part of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 76
All 76 Democratic 35 Republican 1
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 13, 2015
YOUNG, DON
· Jul 13, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 7, 2015
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 7, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2015
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 7, 2015
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 7, 2015
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jul 7, 2015
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 7, 2015
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 7, 2015
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Jul 7, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 7, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 24, 2015
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 24, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 24, 2015
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 24, 2015
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 24, 2015
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Jun 23, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 23, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2015
BROWN, CORRINE
· Jun 23, 2015
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 23, 2015
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 23, 2015
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Scott, David
Georgia · Jun 23, 2015
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 23, 2015
Bass, Karen
· Jun 19, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 19, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 2015
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 19, 2015
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 19, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 19, 2015
Cartwright, Matt
· Jun 19, 2015
CONYERS, JOHN
· Jun 19, 2015
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 19, 2015
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 19, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2015
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Jun 19, 2015
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 19, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 19, 2015
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 19, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 19, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2015
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 19, 2015
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 19, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 19, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 291: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the purchase of the territories known as the Virgin Islands of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-291/
MLA
"H. Res. 291: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the purchase of the territories known as the Virgin Islands of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-291/.
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H. Res. 291, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-291/.
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[H. Res. 291: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the purchase of the territories known as the Virgin Islands of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-291/)
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