S. 384: 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.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-17 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-80.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 921 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S384 (2011-12-13), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-80. (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

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends, for four years, the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a semipostal to contribute to funding for breast cancer research.

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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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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 66 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Patty Murray (D-WA), James E. Risch (R-ID), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Hoeven (R-ND), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) and 6 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 921 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S384 (2011-12-13): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s384.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s384 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112