[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6425 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6425

 Making emergency appropriations for the United States Postal Service 
        due to the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2020

  Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making emergency appropriations for the United States Postal Service 
        due to the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Post Offices Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION TO POSTAL SERVICE FUND FOR CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

    The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely:

                      UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

                   Payment to the Postal Service Fund

    For payment to the Postal Service Fund established under section 
2003 of title 39, United States Code, for revenue forgone due to the 
coronavirus pandemic, $25,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 and shall be available only if the President subsequently 
so designates such amount and transmits such designation to the 
Congress.
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