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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the Congress that postage stamps should be issued by the United States to honor and recognize the first permanent settlement of the western United States by the Spanish explorer Don Juan de Onate.

H.Con.Res. 240Introduced Mar 11, 1998Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Silvestre Reyes D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

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

11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Esteban Torres (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Silvestre Reyes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-16 district

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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.