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To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

June 27, 2007

Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BAYH, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. REID) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. ROSA PARKS COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP.

(a) In General- The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Denomination and Design- The commemorative postage stamp issued under this Act shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) be issued in the denomination used for 1st class mail up to 1 ounce in weight; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall determine.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Issuance Period- The commemorative postage stamp issued under this Act shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) be sold for such period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall determine.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink