{"format":1,"id":"118-s-788","congress":118,"number":"S. 788","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-25","introduced":"2023-03-14","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-12-12","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h712","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act","result":"Passed","yea":403,"nay":20,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll712.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2023-07-27","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3843-3844)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2023-12-19"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-25.","date":"2023-12-19"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-12-19","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This act modifies provisions regarding the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly referred to as the duck stamp, including to allow an individual to be carrying an electronic stamp, rather than a paper stamp, at the time of taking waterfowl."},{"k":"p","t":"The act requires states to issue electronic stamps at the time of purchase and the Department of the Interior to issue a paper stamp after March 10 each year to each individual who purchased an electronic stamp for the preceding waterfowl season. The electronic stamps are valid through the first June 30 after issuance."}],"words":101},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 and the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to change how electronic stamps are treated, including when actual stamps are issued and how long electronic stamps are valid.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}]},"core_areas":["Electronic Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps","Issuance of actual stamps to purchasers of electronic stamps","Validity period of electronic stamps"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary to issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each year to each individual who purchased an electronic stamp for the preceding waterfowl season.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}},{"text":"Changes the validity of an electronic stamp from a period agreed by the State and the Secretary, not to exceed 45 days, to the period through the first June 30 after the State issues it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}},{"text":"Provides that an electronic stamp may contain an image of the actual stamp.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}},{"text":"Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to add an electronic stamp, as defined in the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013, to the stamp provision in section 1(a)(1) and to refer to the face of the actual stamp.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}},{"text":"Amends the subsection of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 that referred to an actual stamp so that it refers to the electronic stamp, including a requirement tied to the date of purchase of the electronic stamp.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr#id6962267313574f2a8ba78c0d58d4ad89:~:text=2.%20Authorizing%20fully%20electronic%20stamps"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/788/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-s-788.png","v":"10398b7284d5","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 788, 118th Congress: Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023. House: 403 Yea, 20 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 19 Dec 2023."}}