IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 108 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DIN-
GELL, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CARDOZA, Mrs. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. CARSON, Mr. BOYD of Florida, 
Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. 
REYES, Mr. WYNN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. RANGEL, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. 
WOLF, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of 
Florida, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. BEAN, 
and Mr. KUHL of New York) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise 
McCauley Parks. 
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HCON 108 IH 
Whereas Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in 
Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913, and died on 
October 25, 2005; 
Whereas Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights ac-
tivist and seamstress whom the U.S. Congress dubbed 
the ‘‘Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement’’; 
Whereas Rosa Parks refused on December 1, 1955 to obey 
bus driver James Blake’s demand that she relinquish her 
seat to a white man and her subsequent arrest and trial 
for this act of civil disobedience triggered the Mont-
gomery Bus Boycott, one of the largest and most success-
ful mass movements against racial segregation in history, 
and launched Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the orga-
nizers of the boycott, to the forefront of the civil rights 
movement; 
Whereas Rosa Parks’ role in American history earned her an 
iconic status in American culture, and her actions have 
left an enduring legacy for civil rights movements around 
the world; 
Whereas through her role in sparking the boycott, Rosa 
Parks played an important part in internationalizing the 
awareness of the plight of African Americans and the 
civil rights struggle; and 
Whereas Rosa Parks epitomized the struggle of everyday peo-
ple trying to make a difference, as she took a stand 
against injustice and inequality: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
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HCON 108 IH 
(1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued by the United States Postal Service honoring 
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks; 
(2) the provision requiring that an honoree 
must have died at least 10 years before this honor 
can be bestowed upon them, excepting U.S. presi-
dents, should be waived; and 
(3) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp be issued. 
Æ 
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