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HR 7272 116th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Postal service Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 18, 2020
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Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till (who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955).

What's happening now June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
Demings, Val
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 2, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Aug 18, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7272: Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7272/
MLA
"H.R. 7272: Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7272/.
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H.R. 7272, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7272/.
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