HCR-83: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a further correction in the enrollment of H.B. 2608.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Received In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6065-6066) on 10/04/2011
POCAG Act [HB-6648]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
Post Office Consumer Action Group Act or the POCAG Act - Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Post Office Consumer Action Group (POCAG) to represent and promote the interests of individual residential postal users. Grants POCAG the authority to: (1) intervene and participate in regulatory proceedings of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC); and (2) bring civil actions for the review or enforcement of decisions by USPS, PRC, or other public bodies pertaining to postal matters. Sets forth provisions relating
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HB-6648: POCAG Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 12/11/2012
HB-6301: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Corrine Brown
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 08/02/2012
You have voted HB-6301: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities, and for other purposes..
Community Post Office Relocation Act [HB-6238]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Community Post Office Relocation Act - Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell, at fair market value, to certain tax-exempt private organizations fee simple title to USPS-owned post office buildings containing an office subject to relocation. Requires such tax-exempt private organizations, in order to be considered an eligible buyer, to have operated primarily within the geographic area served by the relevant post office building for at least five years prior to a USPS announcement that the building will be available for sale. Sets forth
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HB-6238: Community Post Office Relocation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/31/2012
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-6020]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of the Treasury. Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Executive Office of the President. Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts and related offices. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for
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HB-6020: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Jo Emerson
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 112-550, By Mrs. Emerson. on 06/26/2012
To provide for the transfer of the United States Postal Service surplus with respect to certain retirement benefits, and for other purposes. [HB-5790]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amends provisions of federal law relating to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and its employees to: (1) require the transfer of any surplus government contributions to the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) in FY2012-FY2014 for postal employees to USPS for repayment of debt obligations and to make required payments to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund and to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and (2) authorize USPS to provide nonpostal services. Expresses the sense of Congress that if USPS is permitted to offer
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HB-5790: To provide for the transfer of the United States Postal Service surplus with respect to certain retirement benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Baca
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/16/2012
You have voted HB-5790: To provide for the transfer of the United States Postal Service surplus with respect to certain retirement benefits, and for other purposes..
Postal Service Accountability Act of 2012 [HB-4335]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Postal Service Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in making a determination whether to close or consolidate a post office, to consider the economic effects on the community served by such post office. Increases from 60 to 120 days the waiting period during which the USPS is prohibited from taking action to close or consolidate a post office after its written determination is made available to persons served by such post office. Establishes a waiting period and appeal procedures for USPS determinations to close
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HB-4335: Postal Service Accountability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/29/2012
Postal Executive Accountability Act [HB-4270]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Postal Executive Accountability Act - Prohibits bonuses or other rewards to the Postmaster General or any other officer of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in a senior executive position in any year in which any postal retail facility or mail processing facility is closed. Repeals exceptions to the limit on total compensation for USPS officers and employees.
HB-4270: Postal Executive Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/27/2012
Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act [HB-4161]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act - Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing or consolidating any post office or other postal facility that is located in a ZIP code that has a high rate of population growth. Directs the Postmaster General to determine annually whether a ZIP code has a high rate of population growth using population data available from the Bureau of the Census.
HB-4161: Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/07/2012
Protecting Post Offices Act [HB-3916]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
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
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HB-3916: Protecting Post Offices Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 02/07/2012
Rural Service Preservation Act [HB-3744]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
Rural Service Preservation Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue rural mail delivery at its current level for the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act. Limits the number of buy-outs offered to employees who work in rural post offices and the number of rural post offices closed or consolidated to 10% of the total number of postal employee buy-outs and post office closings or consolidations during the five-year period beginning on the enactment date of this Act. Defines "rural post office" as a post office located
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HB-3744: Rural Service Preservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 12/20/2011
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3671]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations to the Department of Defense and related agencies for FY2012. Division B: Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Corps of Engineers-Civil, Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and certain independent agencies. Division C: Financial
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HB-3671: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, 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. on 12/14/2011
Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 [HB-3592]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 - Prohibits the United States Postal Service (USPS) from closing any post office which results in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) between any 2 post offices.
HB-3592: Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 12/07/2011
Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 [HB-3591]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 - 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
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HB-3591: Postal Service Protection Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, And In Addition To The Committee On The Judiciary, 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. on 12/07/2011
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012 [HB-3581]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Student Loans ]
[Veterans ]
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012 - Title I: Fair Value Estimates - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA) (title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [CBA]) to revise the budgetary treatment of federal direct loans and loan guarantees to account for them on a fair value basis (currently, a FCRA accrual basis). Requires the President's budget from FY1992 on to reflect the Treasury discounting component of direct loan and loan guarantee programs. Defines the "Treasury discounting component" as the estimated
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HB-3581: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/09/2012
Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 [HB-3370]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 - Prohibits the United States Postal Service (USPS) from closing any post office that does not have another post office within eight miles as measured by public roads with regular year-round access.
HB-3370: Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Crawford
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 11/04/2011
HB-3282: To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eni Faleomavaega
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 11/02/2011
You have voted HB-3282: To amend title 39, United States Code, to increase the non-foreign area cost of living allowance for officers and employees of the United States Postal Service whose duty station is within American Samoa..
United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 [HB-3174]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to such employment in order to calculate the amount of any USPS surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM): (1) within six months after enactment of this Act, to determine
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HB-3174: United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 11/02/2011
Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011 [HB-2967]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Pensions ]
Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011 - Authorizes the United States Postal Service (USPS) to: (1) provide nonpostal services (e.g., check-cashing services, warehousing, public internet access services) using USPS infrastructure in a manner consistent with the public interest, and (2) invest excess moneys of the Competitive Products Fund. Requires the USPS Board of Governors to ensure that the rates and fees charged by USPS are at least equal to the total costs for providing postal services. Repeals the requirement for uniform postal rates for books,
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HB-2967: Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 10/03/2011
Fair and Equitable Postal Service Access Act [HB-2956]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Fair and Equitable Postal Service Access Act - Expands the criteria that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must consider in determining whether to close or consolidate a post office to include: (1) whether such closing or consolidation will decrease access to postal or nonpostal services by individuals who are elderly, economically disadvantaged, limited in mobility, or without reliable and affordable Internet access; and (2) during the previous five years, the number of, and revenue derived from, money-order transactions, the volume of processed international
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HB-2956: Fair and Equitable Postal Service Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 10/03/2011