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HR 2730 106th Congress House

George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Hunger Relief Stamp Act of 1999

Official title: To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for emergency food relief within the United States through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.

Introduced: October 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Africa (Sub-Saharan)Agriculture and FoodCommemorationsFood relief
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International AffairsInternational reliefPostage stampsPostal rates and revenues
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 23, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Hunger Relief Stamp Act of 1999 - Amends Federal law to require the Postal Service to establish a special rate of postage for first class mail that is up to 25 percent higher than the regular rate as a voluntary alternative that the public may use to contribute to funding for emergency food relief within the United States.

Requires 50 percent of collected amounts to be paid to the: (1) Department of Agriculture, for purposes of the Emergency Food Assistance Program; and (2) Agency for International Development, for purposes of the Africa Food Security Initiative.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that nothing in this Act should: (1) cause a net decrease in total funds received by the Department of Agriculture, the Agency for International Development, or any other Federal agency below the level that would have otherwise been received but for this Act's enactment; or (2) affect first-class or other regular postage rates.

Requires special postage stamps to be made available to the public.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 19, 1999
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 19, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2730: George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Hunger Relief Stamp Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2730/
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"H.R. 2730: George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Hunger Relief Stamp Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2730/.
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