[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1713 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1713

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             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 Affairs

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. ROSA PARKS COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP.

    (a) In General.--The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative 
postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
    (b) Denomination and Design.--The commemorative postage stamp 
issued under this Act shall--
            (1) be issued in the denomination used for 1st class mail 
        up to 1 ounce in weight; and
            (2) bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall 
        determine.
    (c) Issuance Period.--The commemorative postage stamp issued under 
this Act shall--
            (1) be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) be sold for such period thereafter as the Postmaster 
        General shall determine.
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