Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jul 29, 2009 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (commonly known as the Duck Stamp Act) to: (1) increase the price of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp to $25 for any of hunting years 2010-2016 and $35 per stamp for any hunting year after 2020; and (2) authorize sale of the stamp by official distributors designated by the Secretary of the Interior.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Oct 20, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Oct 20, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009Markup Jul 29, 2009 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 13, 2009Hearings May 13, 2009Discharged Jul 29, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2009Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Discharged.
- Jul 29, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
- May 13, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 13, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 14, 2009H.R. 1916, Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2009</p>
- Sep 14, 2009H.R. 1916, Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2009
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to provide for a revised schedule of price increases for the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, popularly known as the "Duck Stamp", and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
