Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 73 Introduced in House (IH)] 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 73 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2003 Mr. Rangel 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 by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. Whereas Roy Campanella, nicknamed ``Campy'', was born on November 19, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the first African-American catcher in the history of major league baseball; Whereas Roy Campanella, an expert handler of pitchers and a natural leader who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1948 to 1957, won the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1951, 1953, and 1955, led National League catchers in putouts 6 times, hit 242 home runs during his major league career, and played in 5 World Series; Whereas Roy Campanella, whose 10-year career was ended by a tragic automobile accident in 1958, was later inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, garnering nearly 80 percent of the votes on ballots cast; and Whereas Roy Campanella died on June 26, 1993, in Woodland Hills, California, and was among the most elite and unique baseball players in the history of major league baseball: 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 Roy Campanella; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.