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A concurrent resolution 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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Mar 26, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S256)
Jan 26, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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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 March 26, 2010

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 231 Identical bill Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish…
 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 26, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-49/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-49/.
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S. Con. Res. 49, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-49/.
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[S. Con. Res. 49: A concurrent resolution 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-SCONRES-49/)
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