HCONRES 232 · 105th Congress · Commemorations
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 150th anniversary of the emigration of over 1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United States to escape the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the contributions these immigrants and their descendants made to the United States.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.(1998-03-05)
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Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp to honor: (1) the 150th anniversary of the emigration of more than one million people from Ireland to the United States to escape the Irish Potato Famine; and (2) the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants to the history, society, culture, and security of the United States.…
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Cosponsors (20)
16 Democrats4 Republicans