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S 1692 99th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Postal Services and Facilities Postal rates and revenues Postal service

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to postpone the scheduled increase in postage rates for nonprofit and certain other mailers until January 1, 1986 and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 30, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Sep 23, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sep 23, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(sfac141 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 3454 Passed in lieu)

Declares that the increase in postage rates for nonprofit and certain other subscription publications shall not take effect until January 1, 1986. Terminates the reduced rate phasing schedule as of such date. Directs the Postal Service to request a supplemental appropriation to replace any shortfall in revenues which may result from the delay in such increase.

What's happening now September 30, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 1, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1692: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to postpone the scheduled increase in postage rates for nonprofit and certain other mailers until January 1, 1986 and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1692/
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"S. 1692: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to postpone the scheduled increase in postage rates for nonprofit and certain other mailers until January 1, 1986 and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1692/.
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S. 1692, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1692/.
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[S. 1692: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to postpone the scheduled increase in postage rates for nonprofit and certain other mailers until January 1, 1986 and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1692/)
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