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Veterans Health Care Stamp Act
To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp.
Summary
This bill directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a special postage stamp called the Veterans Health Care Stamp to allow the public to contribute to veteran medical care. All proceeds from the sale of the stamp are transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The stamp must be issued annually in time for Veterans Day and can be designed by the Postal Service without numerical limitations on how many are printed or sold.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Earl L. "Buddy" Carter’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,924
- INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS $7,500
- SAVANNAH PILOTS ASSOC $6,600
- HENNESSY AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES $6,600
- SADOWSKI CO $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Earl L. "Buddy" Carter → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. · house
- Jul 17, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. · house
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crow, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 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
A BILL
To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Health Care Stamp Act”.
SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH CARE STAMP.
(a) In General.—In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding for the medical care and treatment of veterans, the United States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known as the “Veterans Health Care Stamp”.
(b) Terms and Conditions.—The issuance and sale of the Veterans Health Care Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code (as last in effect, if expired), except that—
(1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and
(2) the stamp—
(A) shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of each year;
(B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, design, or other image as the United States Postal Service shall determine; and
(C) shall not be subject to any numerical limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title. <all>
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