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H.R. 1508: To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

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H.R. 1508: To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Ms. Waters asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1508, a measure originally introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Ms. Waters asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1508, a measure originally introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

Plain summary

Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue and sell an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp. Requires proceeds from the sale of the stamp to be transferred to the National Institutes of Health. Requires the stamp to be made available to the public for six years.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · 47 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1508 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113