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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act

Introduced: September 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Sep 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act - Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS), in order to afford the public a convenient means by which to contribute to disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina victims, to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal (a postage stamp issued and sold at a premium in order to help provide funding for a cause).

Transfers all semipostal amounts from the sale of such semipostal to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina.

What's happening now September 13, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 28, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 28, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Sep 28, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3740: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3740/
MLA
"H.R. 3740: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3740/.
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H.R. 3740, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3740/.
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