HR 6121 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits and national debt Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Postal service Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012

Introduced: July 12, 2012 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Jul 12, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 12, 2012

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