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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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FLEET Act of 2015 Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation Act of 2015 [HB-1963] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Air Quality ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
FLEET Act of 2015 Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation Act of 2015 Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to expand the definition of "energy or water conservation measure" under such Act to include, in the case of a contract in which the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is a party: (1) the purchase or lease of low emission and fuel efficient vehicles; (2) the upgrade of USPS vehicles to increase average fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions; or (3) the construction or maintenance of infrastructure to support such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/24/2015

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Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2015 [HB-1885] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ]
Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2015 Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in any calendar year, from closing, consolidating, or suspending the operations of more than 5% of the postal facilities operating as of the first day of such calendar year and that were within specified cost ascertainment groupings as of June 23, 2011, except as specifically authorized by law. Defines "postal facility" as a post office, post office branch, post office classified station, or other facility operated by the USPS, the primary function of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Introduced In House on 04/16/2015

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Secure Delivery for America Act of 2015 [HB-1837] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ]
Secure Delivery for America Act of 2015 Declares that it is the policy of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to: (1) provide access to secure, convenient package delivery receptacles to the greatest number of postal patrons feasible; and (2) use the most cost-effective primary mode of mail delivery feasible. Directs USPS to: (1) provide a primary mode of mail delivery other than door delivery, with a preference for secure, centralized delivery, for new addresses established after September 30, 2016; and (2) implement a program to convert existing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa Introduced In House on 04/16/2015

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To amend title 31, United States Code, to require reporting by the Secretary of the Treasury of reduction measures being used to avoid defaulting on Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes. [HB-1497] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require reporting by the Secretary of the Treasury of reduction measures being used to avoid defaulting on Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to notify Congress when the debt of the U.S. government has reached the statutory limit and if Treasury has begun using reduction measures to avoid default. Treasury must also specify which reduction measures are currently being used. Reduction measures include (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Huelskamp Introduced In House on 03/19/2015

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Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act [HB-1198] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act Extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to any officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/02/2015

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [SCR-8] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Pensions ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Social Security ] [Defense ] [Aerospace ] [Elections ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Conference Held. on 11/13/2013

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Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 [S.686] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ]
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 - Extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to any career or noncareer U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/09/2013

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Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 [S.316] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Retirement ]
Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. Authorizes the transfer of surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2013 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Postal Service Fund, and the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/13/2013

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Empower Employees Act of 2014 [S.2436] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ]
Empower Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agencies, including executive, legislative, and judicial agencies, the United States Postal Service (USPO), the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and the government of the District of Columbia, from deducting labor organization fees from the salaries of their employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Scott Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3476-3477) on 06/05/2014

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Postal Reform Act of 2014 [S.1486] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Human Services ]
Postal Reform Act of 2014 - Title I: Postal Service Workforce - (Sec. 101) Modifies the formula for contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for postal employees: (1) to require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to contribute to its employee annuity funds under CSRS and FERS an amount equal to the product of the normal-cost percentage times the aggregate amount of basic pay payable by USPS, for the period involved, to its employees; and (2) in calculating the amounts that it must (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Carper Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Carper With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-237. Additional Views Filed. on 07/31/2014

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1371] [Finance ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-417. on 09/11/2013

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. [HR-711] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all businesses and residential customers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1322-1323) on 08/01/2014

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Supporting a moratorium on the sale of historic post office buildings. [HR-466] [Real Estate ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Expresses opposition to the sale of historic post office buildings. Urges the United States Postal Service (USPS) to halt current sales of recognized historic places and remove all such properties from the sales list.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 01/29/2014

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Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the two United States Postal Service employees and Washington, DC, natives who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001, United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attacks, as well as the three other Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attacks. [HR-390] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ]
Honors the lives and work of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., who died while performing their duties as U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees during the anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001, and the 3 other citizens who died and the 17 who became ill in such attacks.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 10/23/2013

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Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. [HCR-96] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Poverty ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2015, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2016-FY2024. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2015-FY2024 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits (on-budget), (5) debt subject to limit, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2015-FY2024. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 365. on 04/11/2014

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Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [HCR-25] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [National Security ] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ] [Small Business ] [Housing ] [Defense ] [Elections ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Mining ] [Law Enforcement ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Manufacturing ] [Property Tax ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Water ] [Air Quality ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Insurance ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disaster Relief ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Ethics ] [Human Services ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Military ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Recreation ] [Retirement ] [Real Estate ] [Telecommunications ] [Voting Rights ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Aerospace ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan Ordered Held At Desk By Unanimous Consent. Pursuant To The Order Of 10/16/2013. on 10/16/2013

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United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 [HB-961] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/05/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 [HB-630] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. Authorizes the transfer of surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2010 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Postal Service Fund, and the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013

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