To amend title 39, United States Code, to require the United States Postal Service to establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers, to review foreign practices with respect to the exchange of e-commerce goods with the United States, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 5524 2023-01-11T13:39:51Z 2023-01-11T13:39:51Z House HR 2018-04-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MARCHANT:H.R. 5524.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 1, under the ``Power Tolay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises'';Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 3, under the power ``To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations'';Art. I Sec. 8 cl. 7, under the power ``To establish PostOffices and post Roads''; andArt. I Sec. 8 cl. 18, under the power ``To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H3342]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2018-04-20T17:55:51Z Referred to 2018-04-16T16:00:36Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-16T16:00:41Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-16T16:00:31Z 2018-04-20 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2018-04-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-04-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-04-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2018-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 N A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2018-04-16 True R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2018-04-16 True H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2018-04-24 False B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2018-05-10 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2018-06-06 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2018-06-06 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2018-06-12 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2018-07-24 False Government Operations and Politics Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Foreign and international corporations Government studies and investigations International law and treaties Postal service Trade agreements and negotiations U.S. Postal Service User charges and fees Government Operations and Politics

00 2018-04-16 Introduced in House 2019-02-14T19:05:24Z This bill limits the authority of the Department of State with respect to international postal agreements that would require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to establish a classification, rate, or fee for any postal service.

The Board of Governors of the USPS must establish reasonable and equitable classes of mail and reasonable and equitable rates of postage and fees for the transportation and delivery within the United States of documents and goods received from other countries. Such classifications, rates, and fees shall be regulated by the Postal Regulatory Commission in the same manner as comparable domestic classifications, rates, and fees, and shall be available to users of domestic postal services under the same terms and conditions as provided to foreign post offices and other entities tendering documents and goods from other countries to the USPS.

The classifications, rates, and fees established by the USPS shall not discriminate between documents or goods received from other countries based on the country of origin, the nationality of the sender, or the ownership or governmental designation of the entity tendering the documents or goods to it.

The State Department may not conclude a treaty, convention, or other intergovernmental agreement that requires the USPS to provide preferential classifications, rates, or fees for the transportation and delivery within the United States of documents and goods received from other countries unless specified conditions are met.

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To amend title 39, United States Code, to require the United States Postal Service to establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers, to review foreign practices with respect to the exchange of e-commerce goods with the United States, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 39, United States Code, to require the United States Postal Service to establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers, to review foreign practices with respect to the exchange of e-commerce goods with the United States, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 39, United States Code, to require the United States Postal Service to establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers, to review foreign practices with respect to the exchange of e-commerce goods with the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5524ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5524ih.xml 2018-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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.