I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2017 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.