US HB22 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 238-104-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 16 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-07 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 - Reduces the amount the United States Postal Service must pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund by September 30, 2009, from $5.4 billion to $1.4 billion.

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Title

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

Sponsors

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]Rep. John Adler [D-NJ]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]
Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL]Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH]Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. John Hall [D-NY]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D-IL]Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Steve King [R-IA]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]Rep. John Mica [R-FL]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]Rep. Alan Mollohan [D-WV]Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]Rep. John Olver [D-MA]Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Ike Skelton [D-MO]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]
Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]Rep. John Tanner [D-TN]Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA]
Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]Rep. David Wu [D-OR]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-12-07 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
2009-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2009-09-16 Received in the Senate.
2009-09-15 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2009-09-15 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-09-15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 32 (Roll no. 701). (text: CR H9502)
2009-09-15 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2009-09-15 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 22.
2009-09-15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9502-9506, H9535-9536)
2009-09-15 Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2009-07-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
2009-07-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-216.
2009-07-10 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2009-07-10 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2009-06-24 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
2009-06-24 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2009-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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