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HR 4272 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Family services Military personnel and dependents Postal service Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 16, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp.

The proceeds from the sale of this stamp (after the recovery of costs) shall be transferred as follows: (1) 50% to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and (2) 50% to the Families of the Fallen support program of United Service Organizations, Inc.

What's happening now January 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2016
Roby, Martha
· Sep 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4272: Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4272/
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"H.R. 4272: Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4272/.
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H.R. 4272, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4272/.
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