The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
HR 1098 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Hillary J. Scholten (D)

To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.

Extends federal funding for the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program through 2031.

Tradeoff

Reauthorizes the program, which teaches students about wetland and waterfowl conservation through art competitions and stamp sales. Funding comes from existing Fish and Wildlife Service budgets, not new money.

What's in it

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Costs $2 million over the 2025-2030 period in discretionary spending subject to .

This $2 million funds seven years of operations for the Junior Duck Stamp program, which runs a national high school art competition and conservation education initiatives administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

H.R. 1098, a bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 · May 2025

Passed the House by on December 15, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 6, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Feb 6, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 9, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-396.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 15, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Environment and Public Works(Dec 16, 2025)