Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act
This bill creates a special postage stamp that allows the public to voluntarily contribute to Lyme disease research. All money from stamp sales will go directly to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH, with proceeds specifically designated for Lyme disease and tick-borne illness research. The funds cannot be used to offset other NIH research funding, and the stamp would be available for at least six years after the law takes effect. It directly affects the public (through voluntary purchases) and NIAID (as the recipient of dedicated research funding).
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Introduced Aug 15, 2025
Last action Aug 15, 2025
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Aug 15, 2025
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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.
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Aug 15, 2025
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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Don Bacon
RRepublican
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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John W. Mannion
DDemocratic
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Michael Lawler
RRepublican
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Patrick Ryan
DDemocratic
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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
RRepublican
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Ryan Mackenzie
RRepublican
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Seth Magaziner
DDemocratic
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