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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5702
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 13, 2014
Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett, the
first African-American diplomat.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act.
2.
Ebenezer D. Bassett commemorative postage stamp
(a)
Issuance
The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett.
(b)
Requirements
Such stamp shall—
(1) be issued in the denomination used for first class mail up to one ounce in weight;
(2) bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall determine; and
(3) be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this section and shall
be sold for such period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall
determine.