,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide for the issuance of 
a forever stamp to recognize the        
historical importance of ,prince ,hall  
,freemasonry1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prince ,hall ,freemasonry      
,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the        
,congress finds that--  7#a7 ,prince    
,hall ,freemasonry was founded by       
,prince ,hall on ,march #f1 #agge2  7#b7
 ,hall and fourteen other men of color  
were rejected by colonial ,freemasonry  
due to their race2  7#c7 the group was  
later initiated into ,masonry through a 
military lodge created during the       
,american ,revolutionary ,war1 but were 
later denied admission to ,lodges in the
 ,united ,states after the war2  7#d7   

,prince ,hall ,freemasonry was founded  
on ideals of equality1 liberty and      
peace2 and  7#e7 ,prince ,hall ,masons  
are the oldest and largest group of     
,masons of ,african origin in the world4
  #c4 ,prince ,hall ,freemasonry stamp  
7a7 ,in general ,in order to the        
recognize the historical importance of  
,prince ,hall ,freemasonry1 the         
,postmaster ,general shall provide for  
the issuance of a forever stamp suitable
 for that purpose that depicts the logo 
of ,prince ,hall ,freemasonry4  7b7     
,definition ,for purposes of this ,act1 
the term forever stamp means a          
definitive stamp which meets the postage
 required for first-class mail up to one
 ounce in weight1 and which retains full
 validity for that purpose even if the  
rate of that postage is later increased4
  7c7 ,effective date ,the stamp        
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
issued beginning as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4