[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 293 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 293

 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                    of Captain Francis Gary Powers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 1993

 Mr. Moran (for himself and Ms. Byrne) introduced the following joint 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and 
                             Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                    of Captain Francis Gary Powers.

Whereas Captain Powers served his country as a U-2 pilot during the Cold War;
Whereas on May 1, 1960, Captain Powers' plane was shot down while performing a 
        reconnaissance mission over the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;
Whereas while Captain Powers was held a prisoner and interrogated by the 
        Soviets, he followed Central Intelligence Agency regulations and did not 
        reveal classified information about his mission or his airplane;
Whereas Captain Powers was tried for espionage by the Soviet Union and 
        imprisoned for twenty-one months;
Whereas Captain Powers was wrongly accused of not fulfilling his mission by 
        citizens of the United States of America while serving his jail sentence 
        in the Soviet Union;
Whereas the Central Intelligence Agency never fully exonerated Captain Powers 
        for his heroics when he was returned to the United States; and
Whereas Captain Powers was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 
        and promoted to the rank of Captain: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General 
shall issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Captain Francis 
Gary Powers. Such a stamp shall be issued and sold for such period as 
the Postmaster General shall determine.

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