Protecting Post Offices Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Post Offices Act - Eliminates scheduled payments for pre-funding the Retiree Health Benefit Fund by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Recalculates the amounts which USPS is required to pay to such Fund beginning in 2012.
Authorizes USPS to provide nonpostal services.
Prohibits USPS from closing or consolidating any post office or other postal facility in an area that has a high rate of poverty or unemployment.
Grants the Postmaster General authority to regulate rates for market-dominant mail products, except for rate discounts provided to mailers for the presorting, pre-barcoding, handling, or transportation of mail (workshare discounts).
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2012 to Mar 29, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 29, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H569.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the operating costs of the United States Postal Service, to provide for continued postal services for certain areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Post Offices Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Introduced in House
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