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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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