Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
Public Law 111-241 · H.R. 1454 · 111th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Sep 30, 2010 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Brown (R-SC-1)
Cosponsors (154): Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, Rep. Don Young,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Information Technology Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 1567Identical bill
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 36 actions.
- Sep 30, 2010Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-241.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 23, 2010FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 22, 2010Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Christensen moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1454.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jul 30, 2010FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 29, 2010FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 27, 2010CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-234.
- May 17, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 6, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Dec 8, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 7, 2009FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1454.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-358, Part I.
- Jun 26, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Jun 10, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Discharged.
- May 5, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.