HRES 887 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984.

Introduced Dec 18, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Walter B. Jones R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 18, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 18, 2007
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of the victims, and in honor of the veterans, of the Beirut peacekeeping mission; and (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2007 to Sep 25, 2008, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalDec 18, 2007
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalDec 18, 2007
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalDec 18, 2007
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalDec 18, 2007
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalDec 18, 2007
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalDec 18, 2007
D-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalDec 18, 2007
R-KYEd WhitfieldJan 17, 2008
R-NYPeter T. KingJan 17, 2008
R-AZRick RenziJan 17, 2008
D-NCHeath ShulerFeb 14, 2008
D-PAJason AltmireFeb 14, 2008
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 14, 2008
R-TXKenny MarchantFeb 14, 2008
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinFeb 14, 2008
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Actions 2

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  1. Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House
  2. Dec 18, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

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  1. Dec 18, 2007Introduced in House

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