3.0.0 3916 2021-09-28T14:25:05Z 2021-09-28T14:25:05Z House H HR 2012-02-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 3916.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H569]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-02-07T15:05:30Z 2012-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 N G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2012-02-28 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2012-02-28 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-02-28 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-02-28 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-02-28 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-02-28 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-02-28 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2012-02-28 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2012-02-28 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-02-28 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2012-02-28 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2012-02-28 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2012-02-28 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-02-28 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2012-03-29 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-03-29 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-03-29 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2012-03-29 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2012-03-29 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Postal service Poverty and welfare assistance U.S. Postal Service Unemployment Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-02-07 Introduced in House 2012-03-06T20:34:57Z Protecting Post Offices Act - Eliminates scheduled payments for pre-funding the Retiree Health Benefit Fund by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Recalculates the amounts which USPS is required to pay to such Fund beginning in 2012.

Authorizes USPS to provide nonpostal services.

Prohibits USPS from closing or consolidating any post office or other postal facility in an area that has a high rate of poverty or unemployment.

Grants the Postmaster General authority to regulate rates for market-dominant mail products, except for rate discounts provided to mailers for the presorting, pre-barcoding, handling, or transportation of mail (workshare discounts).

]]> Protecting Post Offices Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Post Offices Act Display Title Protecting Post Offices Act Official Title as Introduced To reduce the operating costs of the United States Postal Service, to provide for continued postal services for certain areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3916ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3916ih.xml 2012-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.