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H.R. 735 108th Congress House

Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

Official title: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United Sta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2003
Laid on the table. See S. 380 for further action.
Mar 27, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 30.
Mar 27, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-49.
Mar 6, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 6, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Feb 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2003

Laid on the table. See S. 380 for further action.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to revise the statutory formula for funding benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for U.S. Postal Service employees.

Mandates that savings accruing to the Postal Service and attributable to specified years: (1) be used to reduce the postal debt as the Secretary of the Treasury shall specify; and (2) be held in escrow until Congress acts following receipt of certain reports.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the savings accruing to the Postal Service as a result of the enactment of this Act will be sufficient to allow the Postal Service to fulfill its commitment to hold postage rates unchanged until at least 2006; (2) because the Postal Service still faces substantial obligations related to postretirement health benefits for its current and former employees, some portion of those savings should be used to address the unfunded obligations; and (3) none of the savings should be used to pay bonuses to Postal Service executives.

Sets a deadline for submission of a mandatory Postal Service report detailing how future savings accruing to the Postal Service as a result of the enactment of this Act should be expended.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 380 Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Republican 1
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Mar 26, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 26, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 26, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 25, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Mar 20, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 11, 2003
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Mar 11, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 4, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 4, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 735: Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-735/
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