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S 2449 100th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Congressional budget Federal budgets Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Off-budget expenditures Postal Services and Facilities Postal service United States Postal Service

Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988

Introduced: May 27, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 1988
Motion to proceed considered in Senate.
Oct 12, 1988
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Aug 25, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 919.
Aug 25, 1988
Senate Committee on Budget discharged. Pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, and May 27, 1988.
Jul 26, 1988
Referred to the Committee on Budget pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977 and May 27, 1988.
Jul 26, 1988
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn without amendment. With written report No. 100-427. Minority views filed.
Jul 14, 1988
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 27, 1988
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977 with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee has thirty days of continuous session to report or to be discharged.
May 27, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988 - Declares that the receipts and disbursements of the Postal Service Fund: (1) shall not be included in the totals of the Federal budget or the congressional budget; (2) shall be exempt from Federal budget limitations on expenditures and net lending; and (3) shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the Federal deficit.

Makes the U.S. Postal Service an off-budget Federal entity.

What's happening now October 17, 1988

Motion to proceed considered in Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 14, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2449: Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-2449/
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"S. 2449: Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-2449/.
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S. 2449, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-2449/.
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