House resolution · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued in honor of Zora Neale Hurston.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1999
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Feb 18, 1999 — 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
34 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 32 Democrats
2 of 34 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), George Brown (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Robert Scott (D-VA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Corrine Brown.
- H.R. 4399 (106th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the…
- H.R. 4400 (106th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Eddie Mae…
- H.Res. 346 (106th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that "Family Hour", the time period between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., should be set aside by…
- H.R. 2586 (106th) Veterans Burial Plot Allowance Improvement Act of 1999
- H.Res. 208 (106th) Calling on the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans reasonable access to burial in…
- H.R. 1628 (106th) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, Florida, metropolitan area.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.