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HR 3690 104th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Commerce Copying processes Government and business Office equipment and supplies Packaging Postal service Retail trade United States Postal Service

Postal Service Core Business Act of 1996

Introduced: June 20, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
Jun 20, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jun 20, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1144-1145)
Jun 20, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Postal Service Core Business Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Postal Service from making available to the public any commercial nonpostal service except to the extent that such service was made available nationwide by the Postal Service to the public (whether under the Domestic Mail Manual or otherwise) as of January 1, 1994.

What's happening now June 27, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 2, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3690: Postal Service Core Business Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3690/
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"H.R. 3690: Postal Service Core Business Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3690/.
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