House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-127

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

H.R. 6023Introduced Nov 18, 2021Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on May 16, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Jim Costa D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 18, 2021
Committee actionFeb 16, 2022
Passed HouseApr 26, 2022 · by voice vote
Passed SenateMay 3, 2022 · by voice vote
To the PresidentMay 11, 2022
Became lawMay 16, 2022

Latest action: May 16, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-127.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6023.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6023, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021” on April 20, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 20, 2022 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58013
CBO publication date
April 20, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6023, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-301 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 25, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 25, 2022 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6023, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COSTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 201, November 18, 2021, Page H6609):
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 18, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6023, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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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

29 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 27 Democrats

2 of 29 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Costa.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-16 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.