IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 69 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should 
be issued in honor of Luis A. Ferre´. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2007 
Mr. FORTUN˜O submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued in honor of Luis A. Ferre´. 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ was born on February 17, 1904, in 
Ponce, Puerto Rico; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ was a Puerto Rican engineer, indus-
trialist, politician, philanthropist, environmentalist, and 
patron of the arts; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ was a distinguished statesman and a 
great American who dedicated himself to his family, the 
economic and cultural growth of Puerto Rico, and the 
dream that Puerto Rico would one day be welcomed as 
the 51st State of the Union; 
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Whereas in 1948, Luis A. Ferre´ acquired El Dı´a, a fledgling 
newspaper, later converting it to El Nuevo Dı´a, currently 
the newspaper with the largest circulation in Puerto Rico; 
Whereas in 1952, Luis A. Ferre´ played a key role in the 
drafting of Puerto Rico’s first Constitution, and, in that 
same year, was elected Representative in the Puerto Rico 
House of Representatives; 
Whereas in 1968, Luis A. Ferre´ became Governor of Puerto 
Rico, in which capacity some of his many achievements 
included implementation of the Federal minimum wage, 
paying special attention to youth affairs, visiting the 
troops in Vietnam, and creating the Nation’s first envi-
ronmental control board, Puerto Rico’s Environmental 
Quality Board, charged with protecting the island’s envi-
ronment; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ remained active in politics after com-
pleting his governorship; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ was elected to the Senate of Puerto 
Rico in 1976, served as the eighth President of the Sen-
ate of Puerto Rico from 1976 to 1980, and continued to 
serve in the Senate until 1985; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ never abandoned his passion to see 
Puerto Rico’s political status resolved, and tirelessly ad-
vocated the statehood cause before Congress well into his 
late nineties; 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ was a gifted musician who recorded 
several albums of his piano recitals; founded the Ponce 
Museum of Art in his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico; 
and is also credited with assisting in the chartering of the 
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and the establishment 
of the world-famous Casals Festival; 
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Whereas Luis A. Ferre´’s philanthropic deeds and defense of 
democratic values earned him the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom, awarded by President George H.W. Bush on 
November 18, 1991; and 
Whereas Luis A. Ferre´ passed away on October 21, 2003, 
just three months shy of his 100th birthday: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued in honor of Luis A. Ferre´; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp be issued. 
Æ 
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