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HR 1686 111th Congress House

Mail Network Protection Act of 2009

Official title: To provide for the protection and integrity of the United States mail.

Introduced: June 12, 2009 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mail Network Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to bargain with unions representing career Postal Service employees before entering into a contract for mail processing, mail handling, or surface transportation of mail if the contract, in a 12 month period, would involve work that would otherwise be performed, in whole or in part, by those employees and either: (1) involve more than a specified amount of work time; or (2) cost over $5 million.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4
Massa, Eric
· Jul 31, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 12, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 12, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 12, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jun 12, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· May 12, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Apr 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1686: Mail Network Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1686/
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"H.R. 1686: Mail Network Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1686/.
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H.R. 1686, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1686/.
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