Reauthorize It!

The Breast Cancer Research Stamp has raised more than $55.5 million for breast cancer research since its introduction in 1998. But now it's at risk of not being reauthorized!

The House of Representatives did its part by reauthorizing the stamp for four more years. But now the Senate must act as well! Otherwise, it will no longer be offered for sale by the U.S. Postal Service and we'll lose the millions of dollars it raises for breast cancer research.

Please urge your Senators to support the Breast Cancer Research Stamp today!

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

As your constituent, I respectfully request that you support legislation to extend the Breast Cancer Research Stamp (BCRS). As you may know, the stamp is currently authorized for sale through December 31, 2007, and is up for reauthorization this year. The BCRS must be reauthorized or the U.S. Postal Service will discontinue selling it! The House has done its part - they just voted to reauthorize the BCRS for four more years.

Now it is up to you. Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced and championed a bill in the Senate (S. 597) to save the stamp. If you have not yet signed on as a co-sponsor, please do so! If you have already signed on to co-sponsor, I am asking you to do whatever it takes to get the Senate to vote on the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act and get a bill to the President's desk before the stamp expires!

The Breast Cancer Research Stamp, issued in July of 1998, was the first semi-postal stamp in U.S. history and has become the top-selling commemorative stamp in U.S. history, surpassing the Elvis stamp. The stamp sells for 55 cents and the net proceeds are directed to federal breast cancer research. By law, 70 percent of the net amount raised from the stamp goes to the National Institutes of Health, and 30 percent goes to the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense for breast cancer research grants. To date, the stamp has raised more than $55.5 million for breast cancer research.

It is important for you to act! If you do not act now, valuable dollars for breast cancer research could be lost. Please sign on as a co-sponsor to S. 597 - or if you have already, please do what you can to bring the Breast Cancer Research Stamp up for a vote in the Senate.

Thank you for your prompt attention to support the Breast Cancer Research Stamp.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
October 31, 2007