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HJRES 493 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Missing in action Philately Postal service Prisoners of war

To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American prisoners of war and Americans missing in action.

Introduced: May 21, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 28, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.
May 21, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 21, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American POWs/MIAs.

What's happening now May 28, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 292 Identical bill A joint resolution to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American prisoners of war a…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 1992
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 21, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 493: To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American prisoners of war and Americans missing in action.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-493/
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"H.J. Res. 493: To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American prisoners of war and Americans missing in action.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-493/.
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H.J. Res. 493, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-493/.
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[H.J. Res. 493: To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of American prisoners of war and Americans missing in action.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-493/)
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