Congress extends breast cancer research stamp fundraising for 10 more years
H.R. 8358 — Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026 · Filed by Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends the U.S. Postal Service's authority to issue a special breast cancer research stamp (a semipostal) for an additional 10 years, from 2027 to 2037. The stamp allows the USPS to raise funds for breast cancer research by selling stamps at a premium above regular postage; buyers who use these stamps contribute to the cause. The extension keeps this fundraising mechanism in place without changing how it works.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a routine extension of an existing voluntary fundraising mechanism — a semipostal stamp program — with no policy change to the underlying mechanism, only a 10-year extension of its authorization window.
Who it affects
Citizens who wish to support breast cancer research retain a voluntary, low-friction mechanism to do so; the extension imposes no new costs or restrictions on the public. The program is entirely opt-in — no citizen is required to purchase the stamp or contribute.
Who stands to gain
- breast cancer research organizations (indirect — funds raised flow to research)
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service (USPS), 39 USC Section 414(h), breast cancer research
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Apr 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
4 lobbying clients named this bill on 4 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $496,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 22 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 72% of bills with at least one filing.
Beth Van Duyne, the sponsor, reported $1,221,522 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- American College of Surgeons — $240,000 on 1 filing
- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Dba Susan G. Komen — $130,000 on 1 filing
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $96,000 on 1 filing
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association — $30,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 21, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (253 characters) on Jun 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 21, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
- H.R. 8358 on Congress.gov
- Actions and status history
- Cosponsors (11)
- Bill text the analysis read
- American College of Surgeons — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Dba Susan G. Komen — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
- Beth Van Duyne — FEC candidate receipts, 2026 cycle
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