3.0.0 128 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached legislation falls under Congress' enumeratedconstitutional authority to regulate the postal systempursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 7.[Page H50]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-03T17:13:20Z 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N Government Operations and Politics Postal service Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-24T23:00:29Z Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017

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.

]]> Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017 Display Title Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced 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 in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr128ih/xml/BILLS-115hr128ih.xml 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.