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.
Latest action · Dec 21, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-150.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNov 14, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2007
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2007
- Became lawDec 21, 2007Public Law 110-150
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.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2007 to Nov 8, 2007; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2007Markup Aug 1, 2007Reported Nov 7, 2007 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2007 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2007Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-150.
- Dec 19, 2007Presented to President.
- Dec 14, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 13, 2007Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendments (text and title) by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15568; text as Senate agreed to House amendments: CR S15568)
- Dec 13, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Dec 12, 2007Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Dec 11, 2007Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 11, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H15248-15249)
- Dec 11, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 597.
- Dec 11, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H15248)
- Dec 11, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 11, 2007The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 15, 2007Received in the House.
- Nov 15, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 15, 2007Held at the desk.
- Nov 14, 2007Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14416)
- Nov 14, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14416)
- Nov 7, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-222.
- Nov 7, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
- Aug 1, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 30, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1975-1976)
- Feb 14, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1976)
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15568Text printed S15568 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Dec 13, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H15248, H15249Text printed H15248 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Darrell Issa R-CA, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14478 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Nov 15, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14416Text printed S14416Amendments S14415, S14416 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Senate | Amendments S14204 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX (amendment) | Nov 8, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Jan 22, 2008S. 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<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2007, and signed by the President on December 21, 2007</p>
- Jan 22, 2008S. 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 researchCost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2007, and signed by the President on December 21, 2007
- Aug 9, 2007S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two years<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007</p>
- Aug 9, 2007S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two yearsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44809 | Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp | Report | Apr 7, 2017 |
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
| RL33414 | Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI): Insurance and Tax Issues Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2011 |
| RS21961 | Perchlorate Contamination of Drinking Water: Regulatory Issues and Legislative Actions Archived | Report | Sep 21, 2010 |
| RL34309 | How Crime in the United States Is Measured Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2008 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3570 | No description on file | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 3676 | To extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 4 years. | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Amendment SA 3676 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 3678 | To amend the title. | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Amendment SA 3678 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1064 | Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act | Related bill | Mar 27, 2007 |
| HR 1236 | 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. | Related bill | Dec 12, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- 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.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 12, 2007Engrossed Amendment House
- Nov 14, 2007Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 7, 2007Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
