,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #he  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #ba1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,beatty 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 
,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,meeks1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7     
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued in honor of the ,buffalo         
,soldiers4  ,whereas1 on ,july #bh1     
#ahff1 ,congress established six        
all-,black regiments1 later consolidated
 to four1 to help rebuild the country   
after the ,civil ,war and to patrol the 
remote western frontier during the      
,indian wars2 ,whereas ,colonel ,charles
 ,young was a ,buffalo ,soldier and the 
highest ranking ,african-,american      
commanding officer in the ,united       
,states ,army from #ahid until his death

 in #aibb2 ,whereas more than #bjj1jjj  
,african-,americans served in ,world    
,war ,i and more than #a million served 
in ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas the       
,buffalo ,soldiers received their name  
because of the buffalo's fierce bravery 
and fighting spirit2 ,whereas           
,african-,american troops accepted the  
name1 ,buffalo ,soldiers1 with pride and
 honor2 ,whereas the ,buffalo ,soldiers 
fought alongside ,white regiments in    
many conflicts and were instrumental in 
the exploration and settlement of       
western lands2 ,whereas1 over the #hb   
years of the ,buffalo ,soldiers'        
existence1 #bc men received the         
,congressional ,medal of ,honor1 the    
highest recognition awarded by the      
,united ,states ,government for military
 service2 ,whereas the ,buffalo         
,soldiers ceased to exist in #aidh when 
,president ,harry ,truman signed        
,executive ,order #iiha mandating equal 
treatment and opportunity for           
,african-,american servicemen2 ,whereas 

the ,buffalo ,soldiers are a significant
 part of ,american military history2    
,whereas a stamp was issued in honor of 
the ,buffalo ,soldiers on ,april #bb1   
#aiid1 and this stamp was placed on off 
sale in ,december #aiie2 and ,whereas   
reissuing a postage stamp to honor the  
,buffalo ,soldiers is fitting and       
proper3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it
 is the sense of ,congress that--  7#a7 
a commemorative postage stamp should be 
issued in honor of the ,buffalo         
,soldiers2 and  7#b7 the ,citizens'     
,stamp ,advisory ,committee should      
recommend to the ,postmaster ,general   
that such a stamp be issued4