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HR 6650 112th Congress House

To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 12, 2012
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 Latest action December 12, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expands the enumerated powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the authority to provide nonpostal services.

Removes existing conditions that limit nonpostal services to certain services offered as of January 1, 2006.

Prohibits the USPS from entering into contracts with any corporation not incorporated in the United States.

Directs the Postmaster General to report annually to Congress on the nonpostal services provided by the USPS during each preceding year with an analysis of the costs associated with, and the revenues generated by, each nonpostal service.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6650: To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6650/
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"H.R. 6650: To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6650/.
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H.R. 6650, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6650/.
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[H.R. 6650: To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6650/)
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