S 2754 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

United States Postal Service Commission Act of 2002

Introduced Jul 18, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Susan M. Collins R-ME

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 30, 2002 Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 18, 2002
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

United States Postal Service Commission Act of 2002 - Establishes the Presidential Commission on the United States Postal Service to study matters relating to: (1) the mission and role of the U.S. Postal Service, including the extent of its monopoly on letter mail and the extent to which it should engage in postal-related activity, rate setting, and price flexibilities; (2) the best structure of the U.S. Postal Service to ensure its future viability, including proposals to restructure as a private entity, Government agency, or commercial Government entity; (3) the regulatory and governance structure of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Postal Rate Commission and the Board of Governors; (4) security of U.S. Postal Service employees and customers; and (5) increasing U.S. Postal Service efficiency, including cost-cutting measures, productivity, and technology implementation.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 30, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
  2. Jul 18, 2002Introduced in Senate
  3. Jul 18, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  4. Jul 18, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7038-7039)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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