# 119-s-5119: A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

119-s-5119, A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5119
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Continued sale of the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp for six years.** This bill would require the United States Postal Service to keep selling the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp that began sales on November 30, 2017 under its semipostal authority. Sales would be governed by section 416 of title 39 and applicable regulations except as otherwise provided. Proceeds, as determined under section 416(d), would be transferred to the National Institutes of Health at least twice a year to fund medical research on Alzheimer’s disease. The stamp would be treated as issued under this section for limits on offering more than one semipostal at the same time.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extend Alzheimer’s charity stamp sales: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the United States Postal Service to keep selling the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp. Sales would continue for six years starting on the date the Postal Service otherwise would have stopped sales. The stamp first went on sale on November 30, 2017. Money from stamp s…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5119 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5119)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5119 (as of 2026-08-12).