Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 143 Introduced in House (IH)] 107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 143 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2001 Mr. Rush (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ross, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Mr. Holt, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Lee, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Honda, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Ms. Waters) 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 postage stamp should be issued honoring Paul Leroy Robeson. Whereas April 9, 2001, was the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Paul Leroy Robeson; Whereas Paul Leroy Robeson lost his mother, Anna, in a household fire, and was reared in humble circumstances as one of five children in a single- parent household by his father, William Drew Robeson, a Presbyterian minister who graduated from Lincoln University; Whereas, despite difficult circumstances, as a child Paul Leroy Robeson showed significant promise as an honor student, thespian, and athlete; Whereas Paul Leroy Robeson was a member of both the Phi Beta Kappa and Cap and Skull honor societies at Rutgers University and graduated in 1919 with letters in basketball, baseball, discus, shot put, football, and javelin; Whereas Paul Leroy Robeson graduated from Columbia Law School in 1923, but found the legal profession so resistant to African-American lawyers that he embarked on a career in the theater and arts which brought him world renown; and Whereas Paul Leroy Robeson became an advocate for the rights of African- Americans and other oppressed people, and in so doing sacrificed his career as a world-renowned actor and singer: Now, therefore, be it 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 Paul Leroy Robeson; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.