Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2003 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act - Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium in order to help provide funding for certain causes) to benefit the Peace Corps.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2003 to Nov 18, 2003; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 5, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 20, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Jim Turner | Oct 24, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 18, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Nov 18, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2003 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2003Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit the Peace Corps.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House
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