IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 375 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative stamp should 
be issued in honor of the centennial anniversary of Rotary International 
and its work to eradicate polio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2004 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. COOPER, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
GILLMOR, Mr. FROST, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HALL, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. UPTON, Mr. SHAW, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 
CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CRANE, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
MATHESON, Mr. NEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. CASE, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Illinois, Mr. TURNER of Texas, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) 
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative 
stamp should be issued in honor of the centennial anni-
versary of Rotary International and its work to eradicate 
polio. 
Whereas Rotary International, founded on February 23, 
1905, is a worldwide organization of business and profes-
sional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encour-
ages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps 
build goodwill and peace in the world;
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Whereas approximately 1,200,000 Rotarians belong to more 
than 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 166 countries; 
Whereas the Movement for Volunteer Community Service, 
initiated by Rotary, has been described as one of the 
major developments of the 20th century, and provides a 
formalized spirit of community voluntarism in the United 
States; 
Whereas Rotarians are committed to the position that their 
efforts to provide educational opportunities and to meet 
basic human needs are essential steps to greater world 
understanding, goodwill, and peace; 
Whereas Rotary’s PolioPlus program to eradicate the dreaded 
disease of polio throughout the world has helped to vac-
cinate more than 2,000,000,000 children against the dis-
ease; 
Whereas Rotary is the only nongovernmental organization 
working in partnership with the World Health Organiza-
tion, UNICEF, and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention to achieve the goal of the total eradication of 
polio by 2005; 
Whereas the work of Rotary International in the eradication 
of polio is one of the finest humanitarian efforts by a 
nonprofit organization; 
Whereas there are more than 7,500 Rotary clubs in the 
United States, with nearly 400,000 members, who volun-
tarily support thousands of humanitarian and educational 
projects to benefit our communities; and 
Whereas Rotary International will celebrate its centennial an-
niversary in 2005: Now, therefore, be it
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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 in honor of the centennial anniversary of Ro-
tary International and its effort to eradicate polio; 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee of 
the United States Postal Service should recommend 
to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be 
issued; and 
(3) the Rotary Clubs of the United States are 
to be commended for 100 years of volunteer service. 
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