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HR 3640 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of Health and Human Services Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postal service Research administration and funding

Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act

Introduced: September 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2015
Referred 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.
Sep 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act

This bill directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp. Use of this stamp must be voluntary for postal patrons.

Proceeds from the sale of this stamp must be transferred to the National Institute of Mental Health to help fund mental illness research and suicide prevention programs.

The stamp must be available to the public for at least six years.
What's happening now October 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11 Republican 2
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 3, 2016
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 3, 2016
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Dec 18, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 23, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 20, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 16, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 16, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Oct 16, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 16, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 16, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 16, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Oct 9, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Oct 7, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3640: Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3640/
MLA
"H.R. 3640: Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3640/.
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H.R. 3640, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3640/.
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