,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ab1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,chu1    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4    
,sablan1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 
,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,moore1 and ,ms4        
,speier7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that a commemorative postage stamp      
should be issued in honor of the        
,chinese railroad workers from #ahfe to 
#ahfi1 and that the ,citizens' ,stamp   
,advisory ,committee should recommend to
 the ,postmaster ,general that such a   
stamp be issued4  ,whereas the          
,transcontinental ,railroad was one of  
the most remarkable engineering feats of
 the #aith century2 ,whereas the        
construction of the ,transcontinental   
,railroad took six years and stretched  

for nearly #b1jjj miles2 ,whereas the   
completion of the ,transcontinental     
,railroad facilitated commerce and      
reduced cross-country travel times from 
#f months to a single week after being  
completed2 ,whereas the #aejth          
anniversary of the completion of the    
,transcontinental ,railroad will take   
place on ,may #aj1 #bjai2 ,whereas      
nearly #ab1jjj ,chinese immigrants were 
employed in the construction of the     
,transcontinental ,railroad1 comprising 
more than #hj percent of the workforce  
of ,central ,pacific ,railroad ,company2
 ,whereas the ,chinese railroad workers 
were considered indispensable by their  
foremen and were respected for their    
work ethic and discipline2 ,whereas the 
,chinese railroad workers set a world   
record by laying #aj miles of railroad  
track in just one work day2 ,whereas the
 ,chinese railroad workers were given   
the most difficult1 dangerous jobs and  
were paid lower wages than other        
railroad workers2 ,whereas nearly #a1bjj

 ,chinese railroad workers died from    
work accidents1 avalanches1 and         
explosions while working in the ,sierra 
,nevada ,mountains2 ,whereas the        
,department of ,labor has inducted the  
,chinese railroad workers into the      
,labor ,hall of ,honor for their courage
 in organizing in pursuit of fair wages 
and safe working conditions2 ,whereas   
the ,chinese railroad workers set an    
example for the millions of ,asian      
,americans who came to the ,united      
,states after them through their fight  
against discrimination2 ,whereas both   
the descendants of these workers and the
 wider ,asian-,american community view  
the sacrifices of the ,chinese railroad 
workers as being integral to the        
creation of the vibrant and growing     
,asian-,american community that exists  
throughout the country today2 and       
,whereas the ,chinese railroad workers  
continue to have a profound1 positive   
impact on the ,american way of life by  
advancing the ideals of equal           

opportunity and the dignity of work for 
everyone3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
it is the sense of the ,house of        
,representatives that--  7#a7 a         
commemorative postage stamp should be   
issued by the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service honoring the ,chinese railroad 
workers2 and  7#b7 the ,citizens' ,stamp
 ,advisory ,committee should recommend  
to the ,postmaster ,general that such a 
postage stamp be issued4