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HRES 47 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.

Introduced: July 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysPostal serviceReligion
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali, and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 17
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 4, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 23, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 17, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Jul 17, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Jul 17, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 17, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 17, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 17, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 17, 2013
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Feb 1, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 1, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 25, 2013
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 47: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-47/
MLA
"H. Res. 47: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-47/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 47, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-47/.
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[H. Res. 47: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-47/)
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