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H.R. 6079 114th Congress House

Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016

Official title: To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016

This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an Act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.)

The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 128 Reintroduced Bill Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6079: Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6079/
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"H.R. 6079: Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6079/.
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H.R. 6079, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6079/.
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