Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Latest action · Jul 12, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should: (1) issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease; and (2) transfer to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for that purpose any amounts becoming available from the sale of that stamp.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2007 to Jul 15, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 12, 2007 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 3, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 28, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 12, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2007Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jul 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 273 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease. | Identical bill | Aug 22, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2007Introduced in House
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