House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 150th anniversary of the emigration of over 1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United States to escape the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the contributions these immigrants and their descendants made to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. James Maloney D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 1998
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Mar 5, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
36 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 30 Democrats
6 of 36 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Richard Neal (D-MA), Anne Northup (R-KY), John Olver (D-MA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.