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
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Motion to proceed considered in Senate.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1