H.R. 6023 · 117th Congress

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

Introduced on Nov 18, 2021 by Jim Costa (D-CA-16). 29 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-127.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-127
Introduced
Nov 18, 2021
Cosponsors
29
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Government trust funds
  • Mammals
  • Postal service
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, May 16, 2022). Public domain.

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jim CostaD-CA-16Sponsor

Democrats · 27

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Budget, 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.
  4. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Budget, 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.
  5. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Budget, 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.
  6. Dec 7, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  7. Jan 20, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  8. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
  9. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Apr 25, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-301, Part I.
  12. Apr 25, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-301, Part I.
  13. Apr 26, 2022 · HouseMr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Apr 26, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S4483-4484)
  15. Apr 26, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6023.
  16. Apr 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. Apr 26, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4483)
  18. Apr 26, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Apr 27, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  20. May 3, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S2291)
  21. May 3, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2291)
  22. May 4, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  23. May 11, 2022Presented to President.
  24. May 11, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  25. May 16, 2022Signed by President.
  26. May 16, 2022Signed by President.
  27. May 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-127.
  28. May 16, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-127.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.