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HR4488Referred to Committee

Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-17
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.8% (574 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001103

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)Original· 2025-07-17
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)Original· 2025-07-17
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)Original· 2025-07-17
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

2025-12-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-07-17
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-07-17

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-17
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-17

Plain-English Summary

Veterans Health Care Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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