Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 42 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2023 Mr. MFUME (for himself, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. LEE of Cali- fornia, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. IVEY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COSTA, Ms. MENG, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. HOYER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BROWN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a com- memorative stamp in honor of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jan 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR42.IH HR42 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 42 IH Whereas Congressman Cummings was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 18, 1951, to Ruth and Robert Cummings, former sharecroppers from Clarendon Coun- ty, South Carolina, who moved their family to Baltimore as part of the ‘‘Great Migration’’; Whereas Congressman Cummings began his education as a student in a lower-income, segregated Baltimore public elementary school; Whereas the work ethic of Congressman Cummings led him to be an honors graduate of Baltimore City College high school, a Phi Beta Kappa honors graduate of Howard University, and a juris doctor graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law; Whereas, throughout his adult life, Congressman Cummings worked tirelessly to inspire America’s young people to strive for excellence through the example of his own early life; Whereas, early in his distinguished legal career, Congressman Cummings was elected to the Maryland House of Dele- gates, where his dedication to the public, personal credi- bility, and respectful relationships with other delegates from both major political parties over nearly 14 years led to his rise to the position of Speaker pro tempore, the first African American in Maryland history to attain that position; Whereas, in April of 1996, Elijah Cummings won a special election to succeed Congressman Kweisi Mfume as the Member of Congress for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District, where he brought his unyielding passion, dili- gence, and integrity to our national government until his untimely passing on October 17, 2019, at the age of 68; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:24 Jan 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR42.IH HR42 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HRES 42 IH Whereas, for more than 23 years, the long and productive service of Congressman Cummings in the House of Rep- resentatives encompassed the terms of four Presidents from both political parties; Whereas Congressman Cummings’ sense of fairness, respect for others, and tireless efforts to empower the American people gained the respect and affection of his colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Forces and Oversight and Reform Committees, as well as the Congress as a whole; Whereas Congressman Cummings was a champion for the people who expanded benefits for Federal employees in- cluding healthcare coverage, leave time, and protection from discriminatory practices; Whereas Congressman Cummings worked closely with his col- leagues to pass the Office of National Drug Control Pol- icy Reauthorization Act of 2006, which included the pro- visions of the Dawson Family Act to provide funding to protect witnesses; Whereas, while serving as Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Congressman Cummings also led the passage of the Coast Guard Au- thorization Act of 2010; Whereas Congressman Cummings was elected amongst his peers to serve as Chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee in 2019; Whereas Congressman Cummings served as Chairman for 10 months, during which he presided over landmark hear- ings, mentored freshman members, and made a tremen- dous impact; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jan 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR42.IH HR42 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HRES 42 IH Whereas, as Chairman, he led numerous investigations re- garding the pharmaceutical industry and the committee ultimately released a report including the recommenda- tion that the House pass the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which was successfully passed by the House of Representatives in December 2019; Whereas Congressman Cummings’ tenure as Chairman exem- plified both his passionate dedication to the well-being of the American people and his respect for the humanity and political viewpoints of his colleagues in both political parties; Whereas Congressman Cummings led efforts to address the financial stability of the Postal Service, including intro- ducing legislation intended to support universal service; Whereas Congressman Cummings’ congressional leadership, strong advocacy, and his efforts toward bipartisan con- sensus were both exemplary and legendary; and Whereas Chairman Elijah Cummings’ admonition of con- science that we must be ‘‘better than this’’ is a legacy worthy of both our national reflection and our commemo- ration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives that— 2 (1) the United States Postal Service should 3 issue a postage stamp honoring Congressman Elijah 4 E. Cummings; and 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:24 Jan 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR42.IH HR42 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HRES 42 IH (2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 1 should recommend to the Postmaster General that 2 such a stamp be issued. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Jan 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR42.IH HR42 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB