IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 175 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
to commemorate the War of 1812 and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory 
Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a 
stamp be issued. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. BUYER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KILPATRICK of 
Michigan, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 
CAMP, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. ROGERS of 
Michigan) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp 
should be issued to commemorate the War of 1812 and 
that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should rec-
ommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
be issued. 
Whereas the War of 1812, often referred to as ‘‘America’s 
Second War of Independence’’, was a significant effort 
for the United States in securing territorial boundaries 
and limiting violence on the frontier, clarifying the border 
between the United States and Canada, ensuring safety 
for American mariners from attack in passage to Europe 
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and other shores around the world, and securing a last-
ing and definitive independence from Great Britain; 
Whereas the continental United States was invaded and part-
ly occupied, and public buildings in the Nation’s capital 
were burned, by a foreign power; 
Whereas the major areas of military operations took place 
along the Canadian-American border in the North, the 
Atlantic Seaboard in the East, and the Gulf Coast in the 
South; 
Whereas the infant United States Navy won small but impor-
tant victories with ships like the USS Constitution, or 
‘‘Old Ironsides’’, against the dominant world naval power 
of the time, and American squadrons on Lake Erie and 
Lake Champlain defeated British squadrons; 
Whereas the War of 1812 was a proving ground for future 
leaders of the United States, including Andrew Jackson, 
William Henry Harrison, James Monroe, Winfield Scott, 
Zachary Taylor, John Quincy Adams, Jacob Brown, and 
others; 
Whereas the War of 1812 produced heroes and heroines that 
entered into American legend, such as Dolley Madison, 
Jean Lafitte, Davy Crockett, and others, including many 
whose names have been lost to history or are buried in 
War Department records; 
Whereas Native American resistance to encroachment on 
their lands was ennobled and personified by The Great 
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh and others; 
Whereas desperate battles and circumstances produced a 
number of inspirational and patriotic sayings, including 
‘‘Don’t give up the ship’’, ‘‘Remember the Raisin’’, and 
‘‘We have met the enemy and they are ours’’; 
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Whereas the bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired Francis 
Scott Key to pen the words of what was to become the 
National Anthem; 
Whereas the War of 1812 left the people of the United States 
with a new respect and reverence for their national flag; 
Whereas the iconic figure Uncle Sam made his first appear-
ance in the War of 1812; 
Whereas on December 24, 1814, the Peace Treaty to end the 
War of 1812 was officially signed in Ghent, Belgium; 
Whereas the Treaty of Ghent declared the release of all pris-
oners of war and returned land seized by both sides; 
Whereas the Treaty of Ghent also formally restored diplo-
matic relations between the United States and Great 
Britain, resulting in a lasting peace that has endured to 
this day; 
Whereas the War of 1812 was significant in the formation 
of Canada and the Canadian identity; 
Whereas 2012 marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812; 
and 
Whereas the War of 1812 was an important benchmark, not 
only in forging the identity of this Nation, but also in the 
emergence of the United States as a great power: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the United States Postal Service should 
issue a postage stamp commemorating the War of 
1812; and 
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(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp be issued. 
Æ 
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