To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund, and for other purposes.
Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1989 - 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 be exempt from any sequestration order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the Federal deficit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 101-177, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. H. Rept. 101-177, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Government Operations. H. Rept. 101-177, Part II.
Reported by the Committee on Government Operations. H. Rept. 101-177, Part II.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 123.
Mr. Ford (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Yeas and Nays were ordered. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
Considered as unfinished business.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 11 (Roll no. 227).
Roll Call #227 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 11 (Roll no. 227).
Roll Call #227 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one committee reports, the other committee have thirty days of continuous session to report or be discharged.
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 3299.