Congress extends voluntary breast cancer research fundraising stamp.
S. 4318 — Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization Act · Filed by Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends the Postal Service's authority to issue and sell a special 'semipostal' breast cancer research stamp for ten additional years, from 2027 to 2037. The stamp sells at a premium above regular postage; the extra revenue goes to the National Institutes of Health for breast cancer research. Citizens who want to support the cause can buy the stamp voluntarily; those who don't are unaffected.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a routine extension of an existing voluntary fundraising mechanism (the breast cancer semipostal stamp program). It is neither regulatory, appropriative, nor substantive policy change — it simply extends an authorization deadline.
Who it affects
The bill extends a voluntary fundraising mechanism with no cost to citizens who do not participate. Those who choose to buy the stamp support medical research; those who do not are unaffected. The program has no negative externalities and expands a public-health funding channel.
Who stands to gain
- National Institutes of Health (public agency receiving research funding)
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, National Institutes of Health, 39 USC 414(h), breast cancer research
Where it stands
12 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 5 Democrats.
- Apr 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
3 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $400,000 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 61% of bills with at least one filing.
Jacky Rosen, the sponsor, reported $207,550 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 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 (236 characters) on May 19, 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.
- S. 4318 on Congress.gov
- Actions and status history
- Cosponsors (12)
- 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 Surgeons Professional Association — LDA filing, 2026 Q2
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