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The bill extends authorization for the Junior Duck Stamp Program through FY2025–FY2031 to support youth conservation education and state partnerships, but it modestly raises authorized spending and does not guarantee funding—leaving program continuity subject to future appropriations and introducing small administrative changes.
Students and children will retain access to the Junior Duck Stamp Program through FY2025–FY2031, sustaining hands-on environmental education, conservation awareness, and a potential pipeline to future conservation careers.
State wildlife agencies and nonprofit partners remain eligible for federal support to run contests and youth conservation programs during the seven-year authorization, supporting local program delivery and partnerships.
The bill preserves federal authorization of funding for conservation education initiatives, maintaining federal support that helps foster stewardship and workforce development in conservation fields.
The authorization increases potential federal spending for the program, which could add budgetary pressure or require offsets funded by taxpayers or cuts elsewhere.
The bill only authorizes funding; actual program funding and continuity remain uncertain because future appropriations are required, leaving students and state partners dependent on separate budget decisions.
Minor statutory edits to the definition of 'State' introduce small administrative or interpretive changes that could create implementation burdens for the Department and federal employees.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends authorization of appropriations for the junior duck stamp program to FY2025–FY2031 and makes a minor textual edit to the statutory definition of "State."
Amends the federal junior duck stamp program statute by making a minor technical change to the statutory definition of “State” and by extending the authorization of appropriations for the program. The authorization is updated to cover fiscal years 2025 through 2031 (replacing an earlier 2006–2010 authorization window); it does not itself appropriate new funds.
Introduced February 6, 2025 by Hillary Scholten · Last progress December 16, 2025