Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-150
An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Became law on Dec 21, 2007.
Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2007
- Committee actionAug 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNov 14, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2007 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 13, 2007
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2007
- Became lawDec 21, 2007
Latest action: Dec 21, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 110-150.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 597.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two years” on August 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19059
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 597, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcc5da47037b89c56b07a8059aa8ba85b6f2191c80833865d575af9d59103629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 597, A bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer researach for two years” on August 9, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19059
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 597, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcc5da47037b89c56b07a8059aa8ba85b6f2191c80833865d575af9d59103629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 597, An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research” on January 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2007, and signed by the President on December 21, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19440
- CBO publication date
- January 22, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 597, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcc5da47037b89c56b07a8059aa8ba85b6f2191c80833865d575af9d59103629
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 597, An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research” on January 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 13, 2007, and signed by the President on December 21, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19440
- CBO publication date
- January 22, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 597, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcc5da47037b89c56b07a8059aa8ba85b6f2191c80833865d575af9d59103629
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-222 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 7, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 7, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/222
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 597, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcc5da47037b89c56b07a8059aa8ba85b6f2191c80833865d575af9d59103629
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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
62 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 2 independents
34 of 62 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Corker (R-TN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and 32 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.