H.R.4981

Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act

Introduced·8/15/25

Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act mandates the sale of a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp to fund research on Lyme disease and related tick-borne.

The Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act requires the United States Postal Service to issue a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp, with proceeds going to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research on Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses. The stamp will be available for at least six years. The act ensures that proceeds from the stamp sales will not affect funding levels for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Oversight And Government Reform Committee
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History

Aug 15, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Aug 15, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.