3.0.0 5179 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z House H HR 2014-07-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 5179.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority for this bill stems fromArticle I, Section 8, Clause 7 and from Article I, Section 8,Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.[Page H6745]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-07-23T14:02:30Z 2014-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 N K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2014-07-23 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2014-07-23 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-07-23 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2014-07-23 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2014-07-29 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2014-07-30 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-07-30 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-07-31 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2014-07-31 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-07-31 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2014-07-31 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2014-09-09 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2014-09-09 False Government Operations and Politics Bank accounts, deposits, capital Executive agency funding and structure Financial services and investments Postal service U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics

00 2014-07-23 Introduced in House 2014-08-18T20:44:42Z Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2014 or the POSTAL Act of 2014 - Expands the specific powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the provision of basic financial services, including: (1) small-dollar loans; (2) checking accounts, interest-bearing savings accounts, and services relating to international money transfers, each of which may be provided by the USPS alone or in partnership with depository institutions and credit unions; (3) other basic financial services as appropriate in the public interest; and (4) the creation of a Postal Card that allows users to engage in such financial services.

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