IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 9 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Represent-
ative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be 
issued. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Ms. LEE
(for herself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. CARSON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. WEINER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. CAS-
TOR, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Ms. CLARKE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. 
COOPER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage 
stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, 
and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should 
recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
be issued. 
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•HCON 9 IH 
Whereas Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born on Novem-
ber 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York, to Charles and 
Ruby St. Hill; 
Whereas in 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history by becom-
ing the first African American woman elected to the 
House of Representatives, representing the Twelfth Con-
gressional District of New York until her retirement in 
1983; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the 
Congressional Black Caucus, a fierce advocate for wom-
en’s rights and democracy, and a staunch opponent of 
the Vietnam War; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was an outspoken advocate for 
equal rights, early childhood education, fair labor stand-
ards, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday effort; 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm was a cofounder of the New York 
City Chapter of the National Organization for Women, 
the organization’s first chapter; and 
Whereas Shirley Chisholm further cemented her place in his-
tory when she became the first African American person 
to seek a major political party’s nomination for President 
in 1972: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued by the United States Postal Service honoring 
former Representative Shirley Chisholm; 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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