Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the "Freedom Summer" of 1964, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 24, 2015)
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor: (1) civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner; and (2) the 50th anniversary of the campaign in Mississippi to register African-American voters during the summer of 1964, which is commonly referred to as the Freedom Summer of 1964. Calls for such stamp to be based upon a Congress of Racial Equality poster from 1964 created by civil rights movement photographer Danny Lyon.
What just happenedFeb 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 24, 2015
- Feb 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Feb 24, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House