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HCONRES 77 106th Congress House

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…

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Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 106th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 42 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2000
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 27, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 12, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 24, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 24, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 24, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 24, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 24, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 77: 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.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-77/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 77: 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.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-77/.
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H. Con. Res. 77, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-77/.
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[H. Con. Res. 77: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-77/)
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