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H.R. 3617 115th Congress House

POSTAL Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Bank accounts, deposits, capitalExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
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Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2017 or the POSTAL Act of 2017

This bill expands the specific powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the provision of basic financial services, including: (1) small-dollar loans; (2) checking accounts, interest-bearing savings accounts, and services relating to international money transfers, each of which may be provided by the USPS alone or in partnership with depository institutions and credit unions; (3) other basic financial services as appropriate in the public interest; and (4) the creation of a Postal Card that allows users to engage in such financial services.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 8, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 8, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 20, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 6, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 4, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3617: POSTAL Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3617/
MLA
"H.R. 3617: POSTAL Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3617/.
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H.R. 3617, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3617/.
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