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S 1883 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Military personnel and dependents Postal service

A bill to provide for the issuance of a "Gold Star Families Forever Stamp" to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.

What's happening now May 27, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 27, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1883: A bill to provide for the issuance of a "Gold Star Families Forever Stamp" to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1883/
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"S. 1883: A bill to provide for the issuance of a "Gold Star Families Forever Stamp" to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1883/.
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S. 1883, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1883/.
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