Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
Public Law 113-264 · H.R. 5069 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 18, 2014 · Animals
Sponsor: Rep. John Fleming (R-LA-4)
Cosponsors (19): Rep. Ron Kind, Rep. Robert Wittman,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2621Identical bill
Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Dec 18, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-264.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 8, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 2, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 18, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Nov 17, 2014FloorFloor · 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. 5069.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Fleming moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-622.
- Jul 30, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
- Jul 23, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 15, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Jul 10, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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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.