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HR 2735 110th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Checkoff Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Hunting Income tax Migratory bird conservation Postage stamps Sports and Recreation Tax returns Taxation Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges

National Wildlife Refuge System Operations Enhancement Act of 2007

Introduced: June 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Jun 14, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1292-1293)
Jun 14, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Wildlife Refuge System Operations Enhancement Act of 2007 - Increases the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps.

Requires amounts received for such stamps sold in excess of $15.00 to be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the costs of national wildlife refuge operations.

National Wildlife Refuge System Semipostal Stamp Act of 2007 - Sets forth provisions for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp in order to afford a convenient way for the public to contribute toward funding the operations of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

National Wildlife Refuge Checkoff Act of 2007 - Permits a taxpayer to designate that $1 of any tax overpayment, and any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes with such return, shall be deposited into the National Wildlife Refuge System Trust Fund established by this Act.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from such Fund.

What's happening now June 21, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1