A Bill to Provide for the Issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp
Author: internet - Published 2019-08-14 07:00:00 PM - (243 Reads)According to Congress.gov , the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has posted the sales figures through July 2019, showing that 7.1 million stamps (500 million stamps were printed) have been sold to raise $953,000 for NIH-funded research of Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 3113) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1728) to require the USPS to extend sales of the stamp beyond November 2019. These stamps honor loved ones, raise public awareness, and provide funds to the NIH for research for better treatments, prevention, and a cure for Alzheimer's.