H.R. 2236: Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-372, Part I.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-372, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011- Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue and sell, at a premium, a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. Requires the use of such stamp to be voluntary on the part of postal patrons. Requires proceeds from the sale of the semipostal stamp to be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to help fund the maintenance backlog and operational shortfall of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 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 allocated to the System. Requires the stamp to be made available to the public for at least two years.

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Official text

Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 52 cosponsors

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Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Todd Young (R-IN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2236.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2236 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112