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Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2010
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Jan 26, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy and commemorating the 175th anniversary of his death.

What's happening now January 26, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 49 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor t…
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 26, 2010
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 26, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-231/
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"H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-231/.
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H. Con. Res. 231, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-231/.
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[H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-231/)
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