Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a series of forever postage stamps to honor the sacrifices of servicemembers who have been designated prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 19, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
This resolution expresses the House's view that the U.S. Postal Service should create a series of forever stamps honoring military servicemembers who were prisoners of war, missing in action, or unaccounted for. The resolution notes that an estimated 80,000 servicemembers have been held captive or remain missing, with approximately 38,000 believed to be recoverable, and argues that stamps would serve as a meaningful way to keep public awareness of these individuals and their families' ongoing struggles. The stamps would specifically feature servicemembers whose remains were recovered and brought home after being classified as missing or captured. The resolution calls on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, which advises the Postal Service on stamp designs, to recommend that the Postmaster General issue such a commemorative stamp series. No funding or implementation timeline is specified in the resolution, as it is a non-binding expression of congressional sentiment rather than legislation that directly appropriates money or mandates action.
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