3.0.0 3617 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 3617.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rnles of the Houseof Representatives, the following statement is submittedregarding the specific powers granted to Congress in theConstitution to enact the accompanying bill.This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl.1 ), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).Further, this statement of constitutional authority is madefor the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XIIof the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall haveno bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H6580]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:09:25Z Postal Banking Act 115 5816 HR 2018-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Postal Banking Act 115 2755 S 2018-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-07-28 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-07-28 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2017-07-28 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-07-28 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-07-28 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-08-04 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-08-04 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-09-01 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-10-06 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-02-05 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-03-15 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-03-20 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2018-03-20 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2018-04-11 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2018-05-08 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-05-08 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2018-05-23 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 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2017-09-05T18:31:57Z Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2017 or the POSTAL Act of 2017

This bill 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.

]]> POSTAL Act of 2017 Display Title POSTAL Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POSTAL Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, And Lending Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3617ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3617ih.xml 2017-07-28 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.