HR 4333 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Lyme Disease Research Stamp Act

Introduced Nov 9, 2017 Originated House Sponsor John J. Faso R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 10, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 9, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lyme Disease Research Stamp Act

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

The proceeds from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for funding Lyme disease and related tick-borne illness research, through payments which shall be made at least twice a year.

The stamp shall be made available to the public for at least six years.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2017 to Nov 14, 2018; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-VABarbara ComstockOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalNov 9, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-PALou BarlettaOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalNov 9, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalNov 9, 2017
R-NYClaudia TenneyNov 13, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoNov 30, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyNov 14, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Nov 9, 2017
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Nov 9, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Nov 10, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Nov 9, 2017Referred 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.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8698.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the issuance of a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.
Short Titles as Introduced
Lyme Disease Research Stamp Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House

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