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Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2004

Introduced: June 24, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2004
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jun 24, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 24, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a three-year pilot program under which up to 15 States authorized by the Secretary may issue electronic migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps.

Requires implementation of the program no later than one year after the beginning of the first full Federal migratory waterfowl hunting seasons after enactment of this Act and continuation of the program for three such seasons.

Prohibits a State's participation in the program absent the Secretary's approval of an application providing details of the State's electronic stamp process.

Requires the Secretary to publish: (1) deadlines for the submission of State applications; (2) eligibility requirements for program participation; and (3) criteria for selecting States for the program.

Directs the Secretary to require participating States to: (1) provide an actual (paper) stamp to each individual to whom the State sells an electronic stamp by the date on which the electronic stamp expires; and (2) collect and transmit to the Secretary electronic stamp revenue and customer information.

Authorizes participating States to charge a reasonable fee to cover program costs.

Sets forth requirements for electronic stamps.

Authorizes termination of a State's participation in the program by the Secretary, upon written notice, for violations of the terms of an approved application or by the State.

Requires the Secretary to evaluate and report on the pilot program.

What's happening now June 30, 2004

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 5, 2004
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2004
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Oct 5, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Oct 5, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 24, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4685: Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4685/
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"H.R. 4685: Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4685/.
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H.R. 4685, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4685/.
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