[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 466 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 466

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
   States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp relating to 
                          Alzheimer's disease.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2005

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
Boozman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
  Committee on 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
   States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp relating to 
                          Alzheimer's disease.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States Postal Service should, under authority of section 416 
of title 39, United States Code, and regulations implementing such 
section--
            (1) provide for the issuance of a semipostal stamp--
                    (A) to promote public awareness of Alzheimer's 
                disease; and
                    (B) to provide a convenient way for members of the 
                public to help fund medical research relating to 
                Alzheimer's disease; and
            (2) provide that the amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of such stamp be transferred to the National Institutes of 
        Health under arrangements designed to carry out the purposes of 
        this resolution.
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