US Congress House Bill 8109 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on August 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-10-27 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-27	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
2020-10-27	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-564.
2020-09-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-09-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-08-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
2020-08-25	House	Introduced in House

SB4561 (Related) 2020-09-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8109/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8109/BILLS-116hr8109ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8109/BILLS-116hr8109rh.pdf