US HB3640 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-12)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Mental Health Awareness Semipostal Stamp Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-09-29 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-09-29 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2015-09-29 | House | 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. |
| 2015-09-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Department of Health and Human Services
Government operations and politics
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
Government operations and politics
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3640/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3640/BILLS-114hr3640ih.pdf |
