HR 407 · 105th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Breast-Cancer Research Stamp Act

Introduced 1997-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.(1997-01-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Breast-Cancer Research Stamp Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to establish a special rate of postage for first-class mail that is one cent higher than the regular rate as an alternative that patrons may use voluntarily to contribute to funding for breast-cancer research. Authorizes the Service to design and sell special stamps. Requires the Service to pay amounts attributable (additional revenues minus costs) to the one-cent differential to the National Institutes of Health as mutually agreed.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats1 Republican1 Independent