United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3740 (109th)
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act
Introduced
13 September 2005
Last action
13 September 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Sponsors
ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], TIM RYAN, James McGovern, Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Al Green, Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Bill Pascrell, Richard Neal, Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Charles Dent
Subjects
Postal service
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Stamp Act - Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS), in order to afford the public a convenient means by which to contribute to disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina victims, to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal (a postage stamp issued and sold at a premium in order to help provide funding for a cause). Transfers all semipostal amounts from the sale of such semipostal to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina.
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Timeline
13 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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
13 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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
13 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 September 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 September 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 September 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 September 2005
Sponsors
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
- James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Al Green · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Neal · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Charles Dent · R · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
- · hsgo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3740
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3740
- us · 109-hr-3740 · source updated 15 August 2025