H.R. 1098 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 15, 2025. Received Dec 16, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryJunior Duck Stamp Program extended through 2031
This bill continues funding for the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program, which teaches students in kindergarten through high school about wetland and waterfowl conservation through art and science. The program runs a national art competition where the winning design gets printed on a junior duck stamp that the Fish and Wildlife Service sells. Money from those stamp sales supports activities for students in the program.
How it affects you
If you're a student in kindergarten through high school, this means your school can continue participating in the program's conservation lessons and art competition. Teachers and schools that use this curriculum will be able to keep offering it to students through at least 2031.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Dec 9, 2025)
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
By way of background, the program is an art- and science-based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school. The program hosts a national art competition and the winning design is featured on the junior duck stamp sold by the FWS. The revenue generated from the sale of the stamp is used to support activities for students who participate in the program.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1098
AN ACT
To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.
Sponsor: Rep. Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3) · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Animals · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 16, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”