Postal Preservation Act
Latest action · May 26, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Postal Preservation Act
This bill provides additional funding to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Specifically, the bill appropriates $25 billion to the USPS for its Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone due to COVID-19 and $15 billion for its Office of Inspector General.
The bill requires the USPS, during the pandemic, to prioritize the purchase of, and make available to all USPS employees and facilities, personal protective equipment and to conduct additional cleaning and sanitizing of USPS facilities and delivery vehicles.
The Office of Inspector General shall (1) conduct oversight, audits, and investigations of projects and activities carried out with appropriated funds; and (2) initiate an audit of the use of such appropriations and report to Congress.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2020 to Oct 9, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 26, 2020 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Oct 9, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 May 26, 2020 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred May 26, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2020Introduced in House
- May 26, 2020Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 98, May 26, 2020, page H2282.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide financial stability to the United States Postal Service during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Postal Preservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Accounting and auditing
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Motor vehicles
- Postal service
- Public contracts and procurement
- U.S. Postal Service
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
