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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for Alzheimer's disease research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.

H.R. 1939Introduced May 25, 1999Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Weygand D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 7, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

53 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 37 Democrats

15 of 53 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Brian Baird (D-WA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), William Jenkins (R-TN), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Steven Kuykendall (R-CA), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Tom Latham (R-IA) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Weygand.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-2 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.