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HRES1624FEDERALFederal Billfiled

Proposal to Issue POW/MIA Commemorative Postage Stamps

Original title: HRES 1624: House Resolution: Honor POW/MIA Servicemembers with Postage Stamps

Record date · December 19, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

This resolution urges the U.S. Postal Service and its advisory committee to create a series of 'forever' postage stamps honoring military personnel who were prisoners of war or missing in action and have since been recovered.

Why it matters

If adopted, this resolution would formally request that the U.S. Postal Service prioritize the creation of commemorative stamps to raise public awareness for the approximately 80,000 U.S. military members who have been held captive or remain missing.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

POW/MIA families

The resolution aims to provide recognition and closure for families of servicemembers who were prisoners of war or missing in action.

Directly affected

United States Postal Service

The agency is requested to evaluate and potentially issue a new series of commemorative postage stamps.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this resolution force the Postal Service to issue these stamps?
No. As a 'sense of the House' resolution, it expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives but does not legally mandate the Postal Service to take action.
What is a 'forever' stamp?
A 'forever' stamp is a postage stamp that remains valid for mailing a one-ounce letter regardless of any future price increases in postage rates.

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Commemorative Focus

The resolution specifically targets the recovery of remains as a criteria for the proposed stamp series, rather than all POW/MIA status holders.

United States Postal ServiceCitizens' Stamp Advisory Committee

Connected Entities

Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, National League of Families POW/MIA flag and 6 more
PersonStaff Sergeant Matt Maupin“Used as an example of a servicemember who went missing in the Iraq War.”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Oversight and Accountability“The committee responsible for reviewing the resolution.”Map →
otherNational League of Families POW/MIA flag“Symbolic representation of the ongoing efforts to locate and identify missing se”Map →
OrganizationHouse of Representatives“The legislative body introducing the resolution.”Map →
bill number1624“Congressional Bill Number”Map →
dollar amount80,000“Estimated number of military members held captive.”Map →
dollar amount38,000“Estimated number of recoverable servicemembers.”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Postal Service“The entity responsible for issuing the postage stamps.”Map →
OrganizationCitizens' Stamp Advisory Committee“The committee responsible for designing stamps.”Map →

Sources

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www.congress.gov

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