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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 104
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should
be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the members
of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 2001
Mr. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. EVANS, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. BACA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
BARCIA, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BUYER, Mr. Clem-
ent, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Florida,
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. FROST, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. GILCHREST,
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms.
HART, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HILL, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. JONES
of North Carolina, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr.
KING, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr.
LANGEVIN, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. MCKIN-
NEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MOORE, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. OSE, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. QUINN, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ROHRABACHER,
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SNYDER, Mr.
SPENCE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. UDALL of
New Mexico) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative
postage stamp should be issued by the United States
•HCON 104 IH
Postal Service honoring the members of the Armed
Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
Whereas the Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit,
commonly known as the Purple Heart, is the oldest mili-
tary decoration in the world in present use;
Whereas the Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the
President of the United States to members of the Armed
Forces who are wounded in conflict with an enemy force
or while held by an enemy force as a prisoner of war, and
posthumously to the next of kin of members of the
Armed Forces who are killed in conflict with an enemy
force or who die of a wound received in conflict with an
enemy force;
Whereas the Purple Heart was established on August 7,
1782, during the Revolutionary War, when General
George Washington issued an order establishing the Hon-
orary Badge of Distinction, otherwise known as the
Badge of Military Merit or the Decoration of the Purple
Heart;
Whereas the award of the Purple Heart ceased with the end
of the Revolutionary War, but was revived out of respect
for the memory and military achievements of George
Washington in 1932, the year marking the 200th anni-
versary of his birth; and
Whereas the issuance of a postage stamp commemorating the
members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded
the Purple Heart is a fitting tribute both to those mem-
bers and to the memory of George Washington: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
•HCON 104 IH
(1) the United States Postal Service should
issue a postage stamp commemorating the members
of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the
Purple Heart; and
(2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
should recommend to the Postmaster General that
such a stamp be issued not later than 1 year after
the adoption of this resolution.
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