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.
Latest action · Aug 22, 2007 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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 16, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate 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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2007 to Jul 21, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Jul 21, 2008 |
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 Jul 16, 2007 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Aug 22, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Jul 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jul 16, 2007Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9264)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 | Text printed S9264 | — | Jul 16, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 543 | 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. | Identical bill | Jul 12, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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