Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
Latest action · Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp.
Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred in equal proportion to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for combating invasive species. (Invasive species are nonnative species whose introduction poses a serious threat to natural ecosystems and causes detrimental economic damage to local communities.)
The stamp must be made available to the public for two years.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Dec 16, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 14, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 16, 2024 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 9, 2023 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 21, 2023 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2023 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H113.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6936 | Stamp Out Invasive Species Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 14, 2022 |
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 programs that combat invasive species.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2023Introduced 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.
