S. 597: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-150.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-150. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Plain summary

Extends through December 31, 2011, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs not less than 15% more than the regular first-class stamp to contribute funding for breast cancer research. Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to annually report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the use of any such funding, including a description of any significant advances or accomplishments.

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Official text

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 62 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two years (2007-08-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two years (2007-08-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 597, An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (2008-01-22); CBO cost estimate: S. 597, An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (2008-01-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and 2 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s597.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s597 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110