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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 4, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama.

What's happening now March 4, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 23 Identical bill Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the …
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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 4, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 4, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 4, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 4, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 4, 2015
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 4, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 4, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-8/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-8/.
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S. Con. Res. 8, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-8/.
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[S. Con. Res. 8: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SCONRES-8/)
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