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HCONRES 85 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Introduced: July 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Crime and Law EnforcementGovernment Operations and PoliticsLaw enforcement officersPolicePostage stamps
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 4
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 27, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 15, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 28, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 7, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 12, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 12, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 5, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 14, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Mar 10, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 3, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 85: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-85/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 85: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-85/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 85, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-85/.
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[H. Con. Res. 85: Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-85/)
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