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          Date of Hearing:   August 23, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   HR 41 (Atkins) - As Introduced:  August 20, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Harvey Milk.

           SUMMARY  :  Urges the Postmaster General of the United States to 
          issue a commemorative stamp honoring Harvey Milk and his work in 
          the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement for 
          civil rights and equality.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes 
          the following legislative findings:

          1)Harvey Bernard Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected 
            to public office in a major city of the United States; and, 
            his life and political career embody the rise of the LGBT 
            civil rights movement in California, across the nation, and 
            throughout the world. 

          2)In 2009, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the 
            Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Milk; and, Time 
            Magazine named Harvey Milk as one of the most influential 
            people of the 20th century.  

          3)Harvey Milk's legacy as a civil rights leader is still felt 
            today; and the Harvey Milk Foundation, the International Court 
            Council, and the GLBT Historic Task Force of San Diego have 
            been leaders in raising awareness of the contributions of 
            Harvey Milk, by, among other efforts, urging the Postmaster 
            General of the United States to issue a commemorative stamp 
            honoring Harvey Milk. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.









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          Analysis Prepared by  :  Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800