US HB3617 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
POSTAL Act of 2017 Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, And Lending 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.
Title
POSTAL Act of 2017 Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, And Lending Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
| Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| 2017-07-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2755 (Related) 2018-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB5816 (Related) 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.
HB5816 (Related) 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.
Subjects
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government operations and politics
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government operations and politics
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3617/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3617/BILLS-115hr3617ih.pdf |
