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H.R. 126 (108th)

Book Stamp Act

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Introduced

7 January 2003

Last action

21 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Sponsors

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]

Subjects

Education, Postal service

Source updated

23 March 2026

Education · Postal service

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Summary

Book Stamp Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program (based on certain State allocations under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990) to promote child literacy and improve children's access to books at home and in early learning, child care, literacy and nutrition programs, by making books available through such programs. Requires State agencies to use such grants to enter into contracts with local child care resource and referral agencies to provide payments for eligible early learning program and other child care providers, on the basis of local needs, to make books available, promote child literacy, and improve children's access to books at home. Amends Federal law relating to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to require USPS to establish special postage stamps for child literacy, at the regular first-class rate plus a differential amount, for voluntary use by patrons. Requires USPS to pay certain amounts raised by stamp sales to HHS for child literacy promotion activities.

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Timeline

  1. 7 January 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 January 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 21 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

    Source: Committee

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