George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act

Bill: 116-hr-5847
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-11
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Members of Congress

North Carolina

Postal service

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of former Representative George Henry White. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5847 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2020 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Ms. Adams , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , and Mr. Price of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act . 2. George Henry White Commemorative Postage Stamp (a) In general The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White. (b) Specific requirements Such stamp— (1) shall be issued in the denomination used for first class mail up to one ounce in weight; (2) shall bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall determine; and (3) shall be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be sold for such period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall determine.