IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 73 
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should 
be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the 1915 Pan-
ama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Com-
mittee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp 
be issued. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2014 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. FARR, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. VARGAS, 
and Mr. PETERS of California) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; 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 by the United States 
Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Ex-
position, and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Com-
mittee should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp be issued. 
Whereas San Diego played host to the Panama-California 
Exposition from January 1, 1915, until January 1, 1917; 
Whereas the Panama-California Exposition recognized the 
historic completion of the Panama Canal, which revolu-
tionized transcontinental trade; 
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•HCON 73 IH 
Whereas, on May 22, 1911, the House of Representatives 
passed a congressional resolution endorsing San Diego’s 
Panama-California Exposition and called on President 
William Howard Taft to invite our Central and South 
American partner nations as exposition participants; 
Whereas seven States—California, Utah, New Mexico, Ne-
vada, Washington, Montana, and Kansas—participated 
in that exposition and highlighted the unrealized poten-
tial of the American West; 
Whereas San Diego has realized that potential over the past 
100 years, growing to become the second largest city in 
California, the eighth largest city in our Nation, and a 
world leader in biomedical and technology research that 
was unimaginable a hundred years ago; 
Whereas architects John and Frederick Olmsted of Massa-
chusetts, Frank P. Allen, Jr., of Washington State, and 
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue of New York collaborated to 
transform a little-used public park into a forward-looking 
urban landmark to host the exposition; 
Whereas that park, known as Balboa Park, has since contin-
ued to host internationally recognized artistic perform-
ances, educational exhibits, and, during both World 
Wars, served as an active military installation; 
Whereas the National Park Service recognized this rich his-
tory when it designated Balboa Park as a National His-
toric Landmark in 1977; and 
Whereas Balboa Park will celebrate its centennial beginning 
in 2015 with a year of festivities that showcase San 
Diego’s intellectual capital, imaginative spirit, and excep-
tional quality of life: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HCON 73 IH 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued by the United States Postal Service honoring 
the 1915 Panama-California Exposition; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp be issued. 
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