H.R. 1454: Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-241.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-241. (final step reached)
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Official title

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 - Requires the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. Requires the use of such a stamp to be voluntary on the part of postal patrons. Requires proceeds from the sale of such stamp to be: (1) transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to help fund the operations supported by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds; and (2) divided equally among the African Elephant Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, and other international wildlife conservation funds authorized by Congress after the date of this Act's enactment. Prohibits such proceeds from being taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other federal funding to be furnished to the USFWS or such Funds. Requires the stamp to be made available to the public for at least two years. Prohibits such proceeds from being used to fund or support the Wildlife Without Borders Program or to supplement funds made available for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.

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Official text

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · 154 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 (2009-06-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 (2009-06-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (2010-05-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (2010-05-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), John Boozman (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 94 more.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1454.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1454 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111