HR 5069 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014

Introduced Jul 10, 2014 Originated House Became Public Law 113-264 Sponsor John Fleming R-LA

Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-264.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 10, 2014
Passed HouseNov 17, 2014
Passed SenateDec 2, 2014
To the PresidentDec 8, 2014
Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-264

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of duck stamps, which are required to hunt migratory waterfowl, from $15 to $25.

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to reduce the price of stamps for a hunting year if the increase in the stamp price resulted in a reduction in revenues deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.

Establishes a subaccount in the Fund to be used by Interior to acquire easements for the conservation of migratory birds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer all amounts in excess of $15 from the sale of each stamp to the subaccount.

(Sec. 3) Requires Interior to include in an annual report of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission an assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes, including an accounting of all expenditures made for acquisition of federal lands and an analysis of whether refuge lands are opened or closed for hunting and fishing.

(Sec. 4) Allows rural Alaska residents to take migratory waterfowl for subsistence uses without a duck stamp.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Jul 10, 2014
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	Jul 10, 2014
D-WI	Ron Kind	Original	Jul 10, 2014
D-MI	John D. Dingell		Jul 16, 2014
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz		Jul 25, 2014
D-CA	Jared Huffman		Jul 29, 2014
R-OH	David P. Joyce		Jul 30, 2014
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Sep 8, 2014
R-AL	Bradley Byrne		Sep 8, 2014
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Sep 8, 2014
R-LA	Vance M. McAllister		Sep 8, 2014
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond		Sep 15, 2014
R-AR	Tom Cotton		Sep 15, 2014
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		Sep 16, 2014
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Sep 17, 2014

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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 Jul 10, 2014Markup Jul 30, 2014Reported Nov 17, 2014
	Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Jul 15, 2014Hearings Jul 23, 2014Discharged Jul 30, 2014

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-264.
Dec 8, 2014Presented to President.
Dec 2, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6246-6248)
Dec 2, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 18, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
Nov 17, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-622.
Nov 17, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Nov 17, 2014Mr. Fleming moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 17, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8002-8003)
Nov 17, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5069.
Nov 17, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8002)
Nov 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2014Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jul 30, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 15, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jul 10, 2014Introduced in House
Jul 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S6246–S6248	David Vitter R-LA, Mark Begich D-AK, Mark R. Warner D-VA	Dec 2, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H8002, H8003Text printed H8002	John Fleming R-LA, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ	Nov 17, 2014

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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 113-622

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Aug 29, 2014H.R. 5069, Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6107.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 113-92	H.R. 3099, ``GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER CONSERVATION ACT OF 2013''67 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Dec 4, 2014
Serial No. 113-81	H.R. 3109, TO AMEND THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ALASKAN NATIVE ARTICLES; H.R. 3409, ``NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE EXPAN- SION LIMITATION ACT OF 2013''; H.R. 5026, ``FISH HATCHERY PROTECTION ACT''; AND H.R. 5069, ``FEDERAL DUCK STAMP ACT OF 2014''89 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jul 23, 2014

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R41510	House Rule XXI, Clause 10: The CUTGO Rule	Report	May 9, 2023
R43429	Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress Archived	Report	Feb 24, 2023
R45103	Hunting and Fishing on Federal Lands and Waters: Overview and Issues for Congress Archived	Report	Feb 14, 2018
R43532	Offices and Officials in the Senate: Roles and Duties Archived	Report	Mar 16, 2015

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2621	Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014	Identical bill	Jul 17, 2014

Titles 6

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 increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
Short Titles as Reported to House: Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
Short Titles as Passed House: Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
Short Titles as Enacted: Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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