Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-165

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013

S. 231Introduced Feb 7, 2013Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Sep 19, 2014.

Sponsor: Sen. Rob Portman R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 7, 2013
Committee actionJun 25, 2014
Passed SenateJul 31, 2014 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 8, 2014 · by voice vote
To the PresidentSep 10, 2014
Became lawSep 19, 2014

Latest action: Sep 19, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-165.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 231.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 231, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013” on July 22, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2014 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45563
CBO publication date
July 22, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
S. 231, 113th Congress
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April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-235 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 31, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2014 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 231, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats

7 of 7 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Carl Levin (D-MI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Udall (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.