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HR 8109 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Political parties and affiliation State and local government operations U.S. Postal Service

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

Introduced: September 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
Oct 27, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-564.
Sep 16, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 25, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020

This bill restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General.

Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; and (2) the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a political party.

An individual must make certain financial disclosures prior to assuming the duties of Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General.

What's happening now October 27, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.

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  • S 4561 Related bill Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 11
Demings, Val
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 14, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 1, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 1, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 1, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 1, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Sep 1, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8109: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8109/
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"H.R. 8109: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8109/.
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