Skip to main content
S 2208 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Aging Health programs administration and funding Medical research Neurological disorders Postal service Research administration and funding

A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

Introduced: December 7, 2017 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred to the National Institutes of Health for medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.

The stamp must be made available to the public for six years.

Any limitation relating to whether more than one semipostal stamp may be offered for sale at the same time shall not apply to the stamp issued under this bill.

What's happening now December 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2973 Related bill To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 3
R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 21, 2018
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 12, 2018
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 19, 2018
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 7, 2017
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 7, 2017
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 7, 2017
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2208: A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2208/
MLA
"S. 2208: A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2208/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2208, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2208/.
Markdown link
[S. 2208: A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2208/)
Report a problem