,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,al ,gre5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide = ! issuance ( a =ev] /amp  
to recognize ! hi/orical importance (   
,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry  
,/amp ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress    
f9ds t--  7#a7 ,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry
 0 f\nd$ by ,pr9ce ,hall on ,m>* #f1    
#agge2  7#b7 ,hall & f\rte5 o!r m5 (    
color 7 reject$ by colonial ,freemasonry
 due to _! race2  7#c7 ! gr\p 0 lat]    
initiat$ into ,masonry ?r\gh a milit>y  
lodge creat$ dur+ ! ,am]ican            
,revolution>y ,w>1 b 7 lat] d5i$        
admission to ,lodges 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
aft] ! w>2  7#d7 ,pr9ce ,hall           
,freemasonry 0 f\nd$ on ideals (        
equality1 lib]ty & peace2 &  7#e7 ,pr9ce
 ,hall ,masons are ! olde/ & l>ge/ gr\p 

( ,masons ( ,african orig9 9 ! _w4  #c4 
,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry /amp  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 ord] to ! recognize ! hi/orical
 importance ( ,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry1
 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all provide = !     
issuance ( a =ev] /amp suitable = t     
purpose t depicts ! logo ( ,pr9ce ,hall 
,freemasonry4  7b7 ,def9ition ,=        
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m =ev] /amp    
means a def9itive /amp :i* meets !      
po/age requir$ = fir/-class mail up to  
"o ounce 9 weight1 & :i* reta9s full    
validity = t purpose ev5 if ! rate ( t  
po/age is lat] increas$4  7c7 ,effective
 date ,! /amp describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
%all be issu$ beg9n+ z soon z           
practicable aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act4