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H.R. 3077 117th Congress House

Postal Service Improvement Act

Official title: To require mail-in ballots to use the United States Postal Service barcode service, to provide paid parental leave to officers and employees of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2022 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntergovernmental relations
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Postal Regulatory CommissionPostal serviceState and local financeState and local government operationsU.S. Postal Service
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
May 13, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
May 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Postal Service Improvement Act

This bill requires mail-in ballots for federal elections to meet certain design and tracking requirements and revises authority to provide parental leave to postal employees.

Specifically, each mail-in ballot must be carried or delivered in an envelope that

  • contains a USPS barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot,
  • satisfies USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and for machinable (i.e., able to be processed using USPS equipment) letters, and
  • includes the official election mail logo.

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

The bill also provides paid parental leave to officers and employees of the USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1307 Vote by Mail Tracking Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 11, 2022
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 1, 2022
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 30, 2022
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 30, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Feb 28, 2022
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Feb 28, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2022
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 9, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Jul 9, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 11, 2021
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3077: Postal Service Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3077/
MLA
"H.R. 3077: Postal Service Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3077/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3077, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3077/.
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[H.R. 3077: Postal Service Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3077/)
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