HR 961 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013

Latest action · Mar 5, 2013 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), with respect to employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), to: (1) provide a new formula for calculating employee pension contributions using the normal-cost percentage method multiplied by the aggregate amount of basic pay payable to employees of USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and (2) provide for the use of excess FERS contributions to pay USPS debt obligations and make pension contributions.

Cosponsors 169

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2013 to Jul 11, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WIGwen MooreMar 7, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 7, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMar 11, 2013
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 11, 2013
D-OHTim RyanMar 11, 2013
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 12, 2013
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMar 13, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownMar 14, 2013
D-MIJohn D. DingellMar 15, 2013
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMar 15, 2013
D-CASam FarrMar 15, 2013
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 15, 2013
D-CATony CárdenasMar 15, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 18, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoMar 18, 2013
R-OHDavid P. JoyceMar 19, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 19, 2013
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 19, 2013
R-NYMichael G. GrimmMar 19, 2013
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 20, 2013
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 20, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 21, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 21, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 21, 2013
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 25, 2013
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 25, 2013
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 25, 2013
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 25, 2013
D-OREarl BlumenauerApr 9, 2013
D-TXFilemon VelaApr 9, 2013
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 9, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 9, 2013
R-NJJon RunyanApr 9, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasApr 9, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelApr 9, 2013
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoApr 9, 2013
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyApr 9, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaApr 9, 2013
D-MISander M. LevinApr 9, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenApr 9, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellApr 9, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopApr 9, 2013
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 10, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Apr 10, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnApr 10, 2013
D-ILMike QuigleyApr 10, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyApr 10, 2013
D-NJRush HoltApr 10, 2013
D-ILWilliam L. EnyartApr 10, 2013
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzApr 11, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelApr 11, 2013
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesApr 11, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsApr 11, 2013
D-NVSteven HorsfordApr 12, 2013
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 12, 2013
D-CAMike ThompsonApr 15, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchApr 15, 2013
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 16, 2013
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickApr 16, 2013
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 17, 2013
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoApr 17, 2013
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsApr 19, 2013
D-MIGary C. PetersApr 19, 2013
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 23, 2013
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesApr 23, 2013
D-CAJackie SpeierApr 23, 2013
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 23, 2013
D-CAJudy ChuApr 23, 2013
D-CAKaren BassApr 23, 2013
D-CALinda T. SánchezApr 23, 2013
D-CALoretta SanchezApr 23, 2013
D-MNTimothy J. WalzApr 23, 2013
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 24, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeApr 24, 2013
D-NVDina TitusApr 24, 2013
D-COEd PerlmutterApr 24, 2013
D-CAJerry McNerneyApr 24, 2013
R-NYPeter T. KingApr 24, 2013
D-WARick LarsenApr 24, 2013
D-NYGrace MengApr 25, 2013
D-WIMark PocanApr 25, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaApr 25, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoApr 25, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanApr 25, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeApr 25, 2013
D-WAAdam SmithApr 30, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellApr 30, 2013
D-MNKeith EllisonApr 30, 2013
I-AZKyrsten SinemaApr 30, 2013
D-IABruce L. BraleyMay 3, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 3, 2013
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 3, 2013
D-IADavid LoebsackMay 6, 2013
D-NYWilliam L. OwensMay 6, 2013
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMay 7, 2013
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMay 13, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 13, 2013
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMay 14, 2013
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiMay 14, 2013
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 15, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyMay 15, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 20, 2013
D-CALois CappsMay 20, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 21, 2013
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 21, 2013
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMay 21, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMay 21, 2013
D-FLAlan GraysonMay 22, 2013
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMay 22, 2013
D-AZEd PastorMay 22, 2013
R-PAJim GerlachMay 22, 2013
D-ORKurt SchraderMay 22, 2013
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 22, 2013
D-PAChaka FattahMay 23, 2013
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMay 23, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJun 3, 2013
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 4, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 6, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 6, 2013
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 10, 2013
D-CARaul RuizJun 10, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJun 11, 2013
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJun 12, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJun 13, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosJun 14, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 18, 2013
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyJun 20, 2013
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiJun 24, 2013
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 24, 2013
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJun 25, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterJun 26, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyJul 15, 2013
D-FLPatrick MurphyJul 25, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonJul 30, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 30, 2013
D-NYNita M. LoweyJul 30, 2013
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJul 30, 2013
D-MARichard E. NealJul 31, 2013
D-CAAmi BeraAug 1, 2013
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 2, 2013
D-ILBill FosterSep 9, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonSep 9, 2013
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Sep 9, 2013
D-CTElizabeth H. EstySep 11, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightSep 17, 2013
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneySep 20, 2013
D-TXBeto O'RourkeSep 27, 2013
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeSep 27, 2013
D-CAGloria Negrete McLeodSep 30, 2013
D-TXPete P. GallegoOct 3, 2013
D-CAJim CostaOct 9, 2013
D-FLKathy CastorOct 9, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoOct 11, 2013
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOct 29, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesNov 12, 2013
D-ILRobin L. KellyNov 12, 2013
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Nov 13, 2013
D-OHJoyce BeattyNov 13, 2013
D-CTJohn B. LarsonDec 4, 2013
D-WAJim McDermottDec 9, 2013
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamDec 23, 2013
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 10, 2014
D-TXRuben HinojosaFeb 10, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 22, 2014
D-ILTammy DuckworthMay 22, 2014
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 11, 2014
D-WADenny HeckJul 11, 2014
D-WADerek KilmerJul 11, 2014
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJul 11, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2013Referred 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

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-49A PATH FORWARD ON POSTAL REFORM130 pagesOversight and Government Reform CommitteeJul 17, 2013

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43349U.S. Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits and Pension Funding Issues ArchivedReportJan 7, 2015

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2690Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013Related billSep 13, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class, and to provide for the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions made by the United States Postal Service.
Short Titles as Introduced
United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013

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Text 1

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  1. Mar 5, 2013Introduced in House

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