On September 20, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved, by voice vote, several measures en bloc, including a bill to reauthorize the breast cancer postage stamp (H.R. 1236) and a resolution honoring mothers of servicemembers killed in combat (H. Res. 605).
Breast Cancer Postage Stamp
Sponsored by Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), H.R. 1236 would have permanently authorized the first-class postage stamp, first introduced in 1998. However, the Government Reform Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee, which passed the measure by voice vote on September 18, approved a substitute amendment by Rep. Clay that would extend for four years the authorization of the postage stamp and require the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to report annually on the funds raised by the sale of the stamps.
The current authorization (P.L. 109-100) is set to expire on December 31, 2007. On August 1, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a similar measure that would extend the sale of the postage stamps for two years (see The Source, 8/3/07).
Gold Star Mothers
Sponsored by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), H. Res. 605 supports the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day and contains a number of findings, including:
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