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Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4512| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2021
Michael C. Burgess

Michael C. Burgess

Republican Representative

Texas

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021 This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.) The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts. The USPS must issue regulations addressing how administrative costs incurred relating to semipostals shall be computed, recovered, and kept to a minimum.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-111
Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-111
    Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019


  • July 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Government Operations and Politics

Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4512| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2021
Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021 This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.) The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts. The USPS must issue regulations addressing how administrative costs incurred relating to semipostals shall be computed, recovered, and kept to a minimum.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-111
Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-111
    Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019


  • July 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Michael C. Burgess

Michael C. Burgess

Republican Representative

Texas

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted