Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

Bill: 113-hr-3396
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2013-10-30
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Postal service

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Veterans Health Care Stamp Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance and sale of a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3396 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2013 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Michaud , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Latta , Mr. Whitfield , Mr. Wittman , Mrs. Bustos , and Mr. Honda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , 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 A BILL To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Care Stamp Act . 2. Veterans Health Care Stamp (a) In general In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding for the medical care and treatment of veterans, the United States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known as the Veterans Health Care Stamp . (b) Terms and conditions The issuance and sale of the Veterans Health Care Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code (as last in effect, if expired), except that— (1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and (2) the stamp— (A) shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of each year; (B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, design, or other image as the United States Postal Service shall determine; and (C) shall not be subject to any numerical limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.