H.R. 6177: To establish the United States Postal Service Memorial Fund for the benefit of the families of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. of the United States Postal Service.
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H.R. 6177: To establish the United States Postal Service Memorial Fund for the benefit of the families of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. of the United States Postal Service.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To establish the United States Postal Service Memorial Fund for the benefit of the families of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. of the United States Postal Service.
Plain summary
Establishes in the Treasury the United States Postal Service Memorial Fund to be administered and managed by the U.S. Postal Service. Directs that amounts in such Fund be paid to the families of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. of the U.S. Postal Service.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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To establish the United States Postal Service Memorial Fund for the benefit of the families of Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. of the United States Postal Service.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6177.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6177 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109