United States · Bill · S
S. 1716 (116th)
A bill to provide for the issuance of a "Gold Star Families Forever Stamp" to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.
Introduced
4 June 2019
Last action
4 June 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], Patty Murray
Subjects
Defence, Postal service
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.
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Timeline
4 June 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 June 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 June 2019
Sponsors
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1716
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1716
- us · 116-s-1716 · source updated 14 January 2025