Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.

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Introduced

24 March 1999

Last action

30 March 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

Sponsors

Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]

Subjects

Defence, Postal service

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4 February 2025

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Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the Postal Service to honor the members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued in 1999, the year marking the 200th anniversary of the death of George Washington.

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Timeline

24 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
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24 March 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 March 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
Source: Committee

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related to ← A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/77
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