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HCONRES 369 108th Congress House Commemorations American Revolution Arts, Culture, Religion Authors and authorship Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Ex-Members of Congress Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics History Postage stamps Vermont

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Matthew Lyon.

Introduced: February 25, 2004 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Matthew Lyon, the first person to stand trial under the Sedition Act (1798), which restricted Americans' First Amendment rights (freedom of speech) for political purposes.

What's happening now February 25, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2004
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 18, 2004
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 11, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 369: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Matthew Lyon.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-369/
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"H. Con. Res. 369: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Matthew Lyon.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-369/.
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H. Con. Res. 369, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-369/.
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[H. Con. Res. 369: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Matthew Lyon.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-369/)
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