,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gc  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #i1 #bjad,mrs4 ,davis of ,california   
7for herself1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1
 ,mr4 ,vargas1 and ,mr4 ,peters of      
,california7 submitted the following    
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,concurrent  
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress that a commemorative postage  
stamp should be issued by the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service honoring the   
#aiae ,panama-,california ,exposition1  
and that the ,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory
 ,committee should recommend to the     
,postmaster ,general that such a stamp  
be issued4  ,whereas ,san ,diego played 
host to the ,panama-,california         
,exposition from ,january #a1 #aiae1    
until ,january #a1 #aiag2 ,whereas the  
,panama-,california ,exposition         
recognized the historic completion of   
the ,panama ,canal1 which revolutionized

 transcontinental trade2 ,whereas1 on   
,may #bb1 #aiaa1 the ,house of          
,representatives passed a congressional 
resolution endorsing ,san ,diego's      
,panama-,california ,exposition and     
called on ,president ,william ,howard   
,taft to invite our ,central and ,south 
,american partner nations as exposition 
participants2 ,whereas seven            
,states--,california1 ,utah1 ,new       
,mexico1 ,nevada1 ,washington1 ,montana1
 and ,kansas--participated in that      
exposition and highlighted the          
unrealized potential of the ,american   
,west2 ,whereas ,san ,diego has realized
 that potential over the past #ajj      
years1 growing to become the second     
largest city in ,california1 the eighth 
largest city in our ,nation1 and a world
 leader in biomedical and technology    
research that was unimaginable a hundred
 years ago2 ,whereas architects ,john   
and ,frederick ,olmsted of              
,massachusetts1 ,frank ,p4 ,allen1 ,jr41
 of ,washington ,state1 and ,bertram    

,grosvenor ,goodhue of ,new ,york       
collaborated to transform a little-used 
public park into a forward-looking urban
 landmark to host the exposition2       
,whereas that park1 known as ,balboa    
,park1 has since continued to host      
internationally recognized artistic     
performances1 educational exhibits1 and1
 during both ,world ,wars1 served as an 
active military installation2 ,whereas  
the ,national ,park ,service recognized 
this rich history when it designated    
,balboa ,park as a ,national ,historic  
,landmark in #aigg2 and ,whereas ,balboa
 ,park will celebrate its centennial    
beginning in #bjae with a year of       
festivities that showcase ,san ,diego's 
intellectual capital1 imaginative       
spirit1 and exceptional quality of life3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the 
sense of the ,congress that-- 7#a7 a    
commemorative postage stamp should be   
issued by the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service honoring the #aiae             
,panama-,california ,exposition2 and    

7#b7 the ,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory    
,committee should recommend to the      
,postmaster ,general that such a stamp  
be issued4