H.Res. 1565
Calls for postage stamp honoring Lewis Latimer
Says the Postal Service should issue a stamp honoring Lewis Howard Latimer, an inventor who lived from 1848 to 1928, and asks its stamp committee to recommend it.
- Honors Lewis Latimer, an African American inventor and civil rights advocate who lived from 1848 to 1928
- Notes he improved how carbon filaments were made, helping light bulbs last longer
- Notes he worked with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison
- The stamp would mark the 178th anniversary of his birth in September 2026
In committee