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S. 1170: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015

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S. 1170: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-30 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-99.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 648 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S1170 (2015-12-01), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-99. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research. (Sec. 3) Agencies receiving these funds from the Postal Service must use them on breast cancer research.

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Official text

Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1170, Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 (2015-09-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s1170 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114