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HR 4021 98th Congress House

A bill to provide for the issuance of a set of postage stamps commemorating the calendar year 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".

Introduced: October 31, 1983 See on congress.gov
Arts, Culture, Religion BibleCommemorationsPhilatelyPostage stamps
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 28, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 28, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Postal Service to issue a set of postage stamps, based on designs by named artists, commemorating calendar year 1983 as the Year of the Bible.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 31, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4021: A bill to provide for the issuance of a set of postage stamps commemorating the calendar year 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4021/
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"H.R. 4021: A bill to provide for the issuance of a set of postage stamps commemorating the calendar year 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4021/.
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H.R. 4021, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4021/.
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[H.R. 4021: A bill to provide for the issuance of a set of postage stamps commemorating the calendar year 1983 as the "Year of the Bible".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4021/)
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