,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,bell 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,carson1 and  
,mr4 ,graves7 introduced the following  
bill2 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 ,william ,lacy ,clay  
,sr41 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,william ,lacy ,clay ,sr4 ,memorial 
,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the        
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,william ,lacy ,clay1 ,sr4 was born on  
,april #cj1 #aica1 in ,st4 ,louis1      
,missouri1 and rose from humble         
beginnings to become a respected        
national leader4  7#b7 ,congressman     
,clay ,sr4 served honorably in the      
,united ,states ,army and later         
represented ,missouri's #ast            
,congressional ,district in the ,united 

,states ,house of ,representatives for  
#cb years1 from #aifi to #bjja4  7#c7   
,congressman ,clay ,sr4 was a founding  
member of the ,congressional ,black     
,caucus and worked tirelessly to expand 
political representation1 opportunity1  
and equality for ,african ,americans and
 other marginalized communities4  7#d7  
,throughout his career1 ,congressman    
,clay ,sr4 championed landmark          
legislation advancing civil rights1     
voting rights1 fair labor standards1    
equal opportunity in ,federal           
employment1 and environmental justice4  
7#e7 ,congressman ,clay ,sr4 sponsored1 
co-sponsored1 or managed nearly #cjj    
bills that became law1 benefiting women1
 minorities1 veterans1 working families1
 the disabled1 and union workers1 a     
legislative record that remains one of  
the most impactful in modern            
congressional history4  7#f7 ,as a      
senior member of the ,committee on      
,education and ,labor1 ,congressman     
,clay ,sr4 played a leading role in the 

passage of the ,family and ,medical     
,leave ,act1 ensuring millions of       
,americans access to job-protected leave
 for family and medical needs4  7#g7 ,as
 ,chair of the ,subcommittee on ,post   
,office and ,civil ,service1            
,congressman ,clay ,sr4 secured         
significant reforms to the ,hatch ,act1 
guaranteeing ,federal employees and     
postal workers the right to participate 
fully in the democratic process4  7#h7  
,congressman ,clay ,sr4 authored ,just  
,permanent ,interests1 a memoir that    
provides a candid and inspiring account 
of his lifelong dedication to justice1  
equity1 and public service4  7#i7       
,congressman ,clay ,sr4's decades of    
public service left an indelible mark on
 the legislative landscape of the       
,united ,states1 and his legacy         
continues to inspire new generations of 
leaders4  7#aj7 ,the life and service of
 ,congressman ,william ,lacy ,clay1     
,sr41 represent the highest ideals of   
,american democracy1 public service1 and

 perseverance4  #c4 ,william ,lacy ,clay
 ,sr4 ,memorial ,stamp  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,postmaster ,general shall issue a 
commemorative postage stamp in honor of 
,william ,lacy ,clay ,sr4  7b7          
,application ,the commemorative postage 
stamp issued under this ,act shall be-- 
7#a7 issued in the denomination used for
 first class mail up to #a ounce in     
weight and shall bear such designs as   
the ,postmaster ,general shall          
determine2 and  7#b7 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 determine4