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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of 25 cents each. Makes such Stamp invalid for postage. Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration. Requires such Stamp to be made available to the public within six months after the enactment of this Act.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012, directs the United States Postal Service to issue a special "Victory for Veterans Stamp" that will not be valid for postage but will be sold for 25 cents each. The proceeds from the sale of these stamps will be divided into three equal parts: one-third will go to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund vocational rehabilitation programs for veterans, one-third will be sent to the Treasury's general fund to help reduce the national deficit, and the final third will be used by the Postal Service for its modernization and administrative costs. The bill also mandates that the stamp be made available to the public within six months of the law being enacted.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (117)
John Larson (D)*,
Gary Ackerman (D),
Jason Altmire (D),
Robert Andrews (D),
Joe Baca (D),
Lou Barletta (R),
Karen Bass (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Timothy Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Mary Bono Mack (R),
Madeleine Bordallo (D),
Leonard Boswell (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Russ Carnahan (D),
André Carson (D),
Ben Chandler (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Mark Critz (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Charles Dent (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Norman Dicks (D),
Robert Dold (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
Donna Edwards (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R),
Jim Gerlach (R),
Al Green (D),
Gene Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Janice Hahn (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Rubén Hinojosa (D),
Kathleen Hochul (D),
Tim Holden (D),
Steve Israel (D),
Jesse Jackson (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Leonard Lance (R),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Steven LaTourette (R),
John Lewis (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Tom Marino (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Carolyn McCarthy (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Patrick McHenry (R),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Michael Michaud (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Tim Murphy (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Nick Rahall (D),
Charles Rangel (D),
Silvestre Reyes (D),
Laura Richardson (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Thomas Rooney (R),
Mike Ross (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Loretta Sanchez (D),
José Serrano (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Heath Shuler (D),
Bill Shuster (R),
Albio Sires (D),
Fortney Stark (D),
Betty Sutton (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Patrick Tiberi (R),
John Tierney (D),
Edolphus Towns (D),
Mike Turner (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Peter Visclosky (D),
Timothy Walz (D),
Melvin Watt (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Lynn Woolsey (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs (on 07/12/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6121/all-info | 04/25/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr6121ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr6121ih.pdf.pdf | 01/30/2013 |
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