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Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)

Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026

H.R. 8358 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026," aims to amend title 39 of the United States Code. It specifically focuses on extending the authority of the United States Postal Service. The primary goal is to allow the USPS to continue issuing a semipostal stamp. These funds are intended to be raised specifically for breast cancer research.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this put more money into medical research?

    The bill extends the authority for the USPS to issue a semipostal stamp to raise funds specifically for breast cancer research until 2037.

  • Scored +3

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill facilitates continued funding for breast cancer research, a disease that disproportionately affects women.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.