3.0.0 8109 2023-01-11T13:44:37Z 2023-01-11T13:44:37Z House HR 2020-08-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 8109.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section I, Clause 18 (Necessary and ProperClause)[Page H4306]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2020-10-27T15:11:26Z Markup by 2020-09-16T17:20:33Z Referred to 2020-08-25T14:02:35Z H. Rept. 116-564 Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act 116 4561 S 2020-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-10-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00462 2020-10-27 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-564. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-10-27 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-564. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-09-16 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-09-16 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-08-25 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-01 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2020-09-01 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2020-09-01 False G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2020-09-01 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2020-09-01 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2020-09-01 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2020-09-01 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2020-09-01 False P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-09-01 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2020-09-01 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2020-09-01 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2020-09-01 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-09-01 False M000687 Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] KWEISI MFUME D MD 7 2020-09-01 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-09-01 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2020-09-01 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-09-01 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-09-14 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2020-09-14 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2020-09-14 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2020-09-16 False D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2020-10-23 False 2020-10-20T15:01:00Z H.R. 8109, Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56692 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on September 16, 2020 Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Political parties and affiliation State and local government operations U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-08-25 Introduced in House 2020-09-16T03:18:43Z Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

This bill restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General.

Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; (2) prohibits the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a political party; and (3) restricts nominees for Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General to those who have not engaged in political activities in the four years prior to their appointments.

]]> 07 2020-10-27 Reported to House 2020-10-29T17:17:40Z Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020

This bill restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General.

Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; and (2) the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a political party.

An individual must make certain financial disclosures prior to assuming the duties of Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General.

]]> Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 Display Title Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 H House Reported in House RH Official Title as Introduced To clarify and increase the restrictions on political activities that are applicable to the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General, and for other purposes. Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8109rh/xml/BILLS-116hr8109rh.xml Introduced in House 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8109ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8109ih.xml 2020-10-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462. 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.