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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.

Introduced: June 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8764)
Jun 26, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8764-8765)
Jun 26, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (the first recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded in World War II, and the only enlisted Marine in that war to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the Purple Heart).
What's happening now June 26, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8764)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 218 Identical bill Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John…
 Bill text 1 version

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 30, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 56: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SCONRES-56/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 56: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SCONRES-56/.
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S. Con. Res. 56, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SCONRES-56/.
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[S. Con. Res. 56: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SCONRES-56/)
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