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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1624

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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2024

Mr. Wenstrup submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                               RESOLUTION

 
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.

Whereas there are an estimated 80,000 members of the United States military who 
        have been held captive and returned, or those who remain missing in 
        action;
Whereas 38,000 servicemembers are estimated to be recoverable, highlighting the 
        need for concerted efforts to bring an end to their time overseas;
Whereas the United States government has a duty to honor their sacrifice, 
        promote public awareness of their status, and declare that they shall 
        not be forgotten;
Whereas they must never be diminished to a statistic, a tangible image of the 
        Missing Man reminds Americans of the servicemembers as individuals who 
        have never returned home, and whose families are waiting for the call;
Whereas the United States finds it appropriate to keep vigil for those left 
        behind in conflict through the display of the National League of 
        Families POW/MIA flag;
Whereas a series of postage stamps will serve as a reminder of the burden of 
        waiting and torch of hope that families across the United States still 
        bear;
Whereas some servicemembers may have perished abroad, but like Staff Sergeant 
        Matt Maupin, the first American servicemember to go missing in the Iraq 
        War, their families deserve the closure of their remains;
Whereas postage stamps featuring images of POW/MIA servicemembers whose remains 
        were brought home, but were previously considered missing or prisoner, 
        would justify our faith that POW/MIA families will all one day find 
        closure; and
Whereas issuing postage stamps that honor servicemembers who are prisoner, 
        missing, or unaccounted for is fitting and proper: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a series 
        of forever postage stamps featuring servicemembers who were 
        prisoners of war or missing in action, and whose remains were 
        recovered and brought home; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such postage stamps be issued.
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