US SB1728 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-9-1)
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue to sell the Alzheimer's disease semipostal stamp for an additional six years. The USPS must continue to transfer proceeds from the sale of the stamp to the National Institutes of Health to fund medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Title
A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3113 (Same As) 2019-06-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Aging
Government operations and politics
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Postal service
Research administration and funding
Government operations and politics
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Postal service
Research administration and funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1728/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1728/BILLS-116s1728is.pdf |
