IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 311 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens’ 
Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal 
Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the 150th 
anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2019 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HIGGINS 
of New York, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
PALLONE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. MENG, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
and Mr. JEFFRIES) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity 
of the United States Postal Service, should issue a com-
memorative stamp in honor of the 150th anniversary 
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
Whereas The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) was 
founded on April 13, 1870, by civic leaders, artists, busi-
nessmen, collectors, and philanthropists for the express 
purpose of bringing art and art education to the Amer-
ican people; 
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Whereas over the last 150 years, The Met has built a collec-
tion and education programs that reach over 7 million 
museum visitors from around the country and the world 
every year, bringing both art and education to millions of 
Americans in fulfillment of its original mission; 
Whereas today The Met is the largest art museum in the 
United States with over 4 million items in its collection, 
80,000 of which are on display at any time, and feature 
the work of many of the most important artists in his-
tory; 
Whereas throughout its history, The Met has celebrated 
American art and artists and presented the first perma-
nent installation in an American art museum of Amer-
ican colonial and early Federal decorative arts and archi-
tecture; 
Whereas The Met has preserved more than a dozen historic 
American interiors from numerous buildings slated for 
demolition to preserve the history of American design; 
Whereas The Met now houses one of the world’s largest and 
most important collections of works by American artists, 
including: Berenice Abbott, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Cole, 
John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Daniel Chester 
French, Winslow Homer, John La Farge, Emanuel 
Leutze, Edmonia Lewis, Maria and Julian Martinez, 
Georgia O’Keeffe, Frederic Remington, Paul Revere, 
Diego Rivera, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Singer Sar-
gent, Alfred Stieglitz, Gilbert Stuart, Henry Ossawa Tan-
ner, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Kara Walker, and Frank 
Lloyd Wright, among many others; 
Whereas The Met has built reciprocal memberships with 16 
museums across the country to ensure that Americans 
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from every part of the country can enjoy access to the 
treasures of the museum; 
Whereas conservation, preservation, and research has always 
been central to The Met’s mission, and the museum now 
houses centers dedicated to the conservation of objects, 
paintings, paper, photographs, textiles, clothing, and 
other media in the museum’s collection, ensuring that 
these treasures remain accessible to generations of visi-
tors; 
Whereas The Met remains dedicated to providing educational 
resources for millions of Americans through tours, inter-
active experiences, and educator training; 
Whereas in 2018, over 230,000 people participated in school- 
group tours of the museum, including guided tours with 
museum experts, self-guided tours tailored to teachers’ 
needs, and opportunities for students to participate in 
hands-on art projects through the museum’s K–12 Studio 
Art Workshop; 
Whereas in 2018, over 5,000 educators participated in The 
Met’s K–12 Educators programs—including teacher 
workshops, Summer Educator Institutes, and The Met 
Professional Learning Community—to support teachers 
integrating the arts into the classroom; 
Whereas The Met makes available art-based lesson plans and 
curriculum resources for free on the museum’s website to 
bring the treasures and learning opportunities of The 
Met to millions of children around the country; 
Whereas The Met has made it a priority to bring art to 
Americans of all ages and developed the MetFamilies and 
MetTeens programs and events specifically to inspire the 
next generation of great American artists; and 
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Whereas The Met has been an American cultural institution 
for nearly 150 years; inspired new artists, historians, and 
collectors; exposed millions of Americans to the history, 
culture, and art of the world; and remains vital to the 
cultural health of the Nation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the United States Postal Service should 
issue a postage stamp honoring the 150th anniver-
sary of the founding of the Metropolitan Museum of 
Art; and 
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that 
such a stamp should be issued. 
Æ 
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