S 2062
106th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Associations, institutions, etc.
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to health facilities
Government publicity
Health
Health education
Postage stamps
Postal rates and revenues
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
A bill to amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for organ and tissue donation awareness through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.
Introduced: February 10, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2000
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
Feb 10, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S621-622)
Feb 10, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S621)
Feb 10, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal law to require the Postal Service to establish a special rate of postage for first class mail that is up to 25 percent higher than the regular rate as a voluntary alternative that the public may use to contribute to funding for organ and tissue donation awareness.
Requires collected amounts to be paid to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that nothing in this Act should: (1) cause a net decrease in total funds received by the Department of Health and Human Services or any other Federal agency below the level that would have otherwise been received but for this Act's enactment; or (2) affect first-class or other regular postage rates.
Requires special postage stamps to be made available to the public.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.