HR 3916
112th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Postal service
Poverty and welfare assistance
U.S. Postal Service
Unemployment
Protecting Post Offices Act
Introduced: February 7, 2012
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 7, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Post Offices Act - Eliminates scheduled payments for pre-funding the Retiree Health Benefit Fund by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Recalculates the amounts which USPS is required to pay to such Fund beginning in 2012.
Authorizes USPS to provide nonpostal services.
Prohibits USPS from closing or consolidating any post office or other postal facility in an area that has a high rate of poverty or unemployment.
Grants the Postmaster General authority to regulate rates for market-dominant mail products, except for rate discounts provided to mailers for the presorting, pre-barcoding, handling, or transportation of mail (workshare discounts).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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