3.0.0 3909 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z House H HR 2014-01-16 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 3909.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 under the United States Constitution[Page H1242]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-01-16T15:01:20Z 2014-01-16 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N Government Operations and Politics Consumer affairs Consumer credit Postal service Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-01-16 Introduced in House 2014-01-28T12:44:16Z Exempts from this Act any payment: (1) other than a payment on a bill, invoice, or statement of account due; (2) which is required by law, regulation, or contract to be delivered by any method other than by mail; or (3) which is subject to any other provision of federal law specifying how a postmark date shall be used in determining the date on which such payment shall be deemed to have been delivered or made.

Applies the provisions of this Act only if: (1) the postmark date falls on or before the prescribed date for making the payment; and (2) the payment was, on or before such date, deposited in the mail in the United States in an envelope or under other appropriate cover, postage prepaid, and properly addressed to the payee.]]>

Postmark Payment Act of 2014 Display Title Postmark Payment Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Postmark Payment Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date as of which the envelope which is used to transmit such payment is postmarked. Introduced in House 2014-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3909ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3909ih.xml 2014-01-16 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.