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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 704

Introduced

To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.

Sponsor
DDarren Soto· Florida
Introduced
January 23, 2025
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.January 23, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 704 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 704

To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 23, 2025

Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, 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

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A BILL

To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MANATEE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

(a) In General.--The United States Postal Service shall issue a 
semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Manatee 
Semipostal Stamp'') in accordance with this section.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the Manatee 
Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 416 of 
title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under such 
section.
(c) Disposition of Proceeds.--Pursuant to section 416(d) of such 
title 39, all amounts becoming available from the sale of the Manatee 
Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service for purposes of conserving manatees and manatee 
habitat in the United States.
(d) Duration.--The Manatee Semipostal Stamp shall be made available 
to the public for a period of at least 2 years, beginning no later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``semipostal 
stamp'' refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, 
United States Code.
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