POSTAL Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 28, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2017 or the POSTAL Act of 2017
This bill expands the specific powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the provision of basic financial services, including: (1) small-dollar loans; (2) checking accounts, interest-bearing savings accounts, and services relating to international money transfers, each of which may be provided by the USPS alone or in partnership with depository institutions and credit unions; (3) other basic financial services as appropriate in the public interest; and (4) the creation of a Postal Card that allows users to engage in such financial services.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2017 to May 23, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 6, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 20, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 20, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 8, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2755 | Postal Banking Act | Related bill | Apr 25, 2018 |
| HR 5816 | Postal Banking Act | Related bill | May 15, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
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