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H.R. 893 · 112th Congress

To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United States Postal Service for the fight…

Full title

To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United States Postal Service for the fight against colorectal cancer.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

Directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium to help providing funding for a cause) the proceeds of which shall be allocated to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program and the National Institutes of Health for colorectal cancer research and to the Centers for Disease…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2011

Directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium to help providing funding for a cause) the proceeds of which shall be allocated to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program and the National Institutes of Health for colorectal cancer research and to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for colorectal cancer control programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United States Postal Service for the fight against colorectal cancer.

Latest action (Mar 15, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 3, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.