A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the budgetary treatment of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Postal Service Budgetary Treatment Act of 1988 - Declares that the receipts and disbursements of the Postal Service Fund: (1) shall not be included in the totals of the Federal budget or the congressional budget; (2) shall be exempt from Federal budget limitations on expenditures and net lending; and (3) shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the Federal deficit.
Makes the U.S. Postal Service an off-budget Federal entity.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977 with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee has thirty days of continuous session to report or to be discharged.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn without amendment. With written report No. 100-427. Minority views filed.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn without amendment. With written report No. 100-427. Minority views filed.
Referred to the Committee on Budget pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977 and May 27, 1988.
Senate Committee on Budget discharged. Pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, and May 27, 1988.
Senate Committee on Budget discharged. Pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, and May 27, 1988.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 919.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Motion to proceed considered in Senate.
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