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.
Union Calendar No. 123 101st CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 982 [Report No. 101-177, Parts I and II] A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund, and for other purposes. July 26, 1989 Reported from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service July 27, 1989 Reported from the Committee on Government Operations, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed HR 982 RH Union Calendar No. 123 101st CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 982 [Report No. 101-177, Parts I and II] To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 1989 Mr. LELAND (for himself, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. HORTON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. UDALL, Mr. BURTON, Ms. OAKAR, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SIKORSKI, Mr. YATRON, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. DE LUGO, and Mr. SAWYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Government Operations and Post Office and Civil Service July 27, 1989 Additional sponsors: Mr. HUBBARD, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut, Mr. PERKINS, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BUSTAMANTE, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. CLARKE, Mr. AUCOIN, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mr. BOSCO, Mr. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Mr. CARPER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. CARR, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. FISH, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. NAGLE, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. GRANDY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. COLEMAN of Texas, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LENT, Mr. WYLIE, Ms. SLAUGHTER of New York, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Mr. OWENS of Utah, Mr. MANTON, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. FLORIO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. ROE, Mr. PENNY, Mr. HILER, Mr. RINALDO, Mr. WOLPE, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. IRELAND, Mr. ERDREICH, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. LEATH of Texas, Mr. HATCHER, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ROSE, Mr. MARTIN of New York, Mr. SABO, Mr. STALLINGS, Mr. GAYDOS, Mr. FROST, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. CONTE, Mr. ROBERT F. SMITH, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. FLIPPO, Mr. DERRICK, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SMITH of Vermont, Mr. MOLINARI, Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. PORTER, Mr. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. PEASE, Mr. LEACH of Iowa, Mr. HERTEL, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. RAY, Mr. DIXON, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr. DICKS, Mr. HOLLOWAY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HAYES of Louisiana, Mr. MCEWEN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WILSON, Mr. RITTER, Mr. SAVAGE, Mrs. COLLINS, Ms. SCHNEIDER, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. JAMES, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORRISON of Washington,, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. HENRY, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. KOLTER, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. HOYER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. FRANK, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. BRENNAN, Mr. STOKES, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. ROWLAND of Georgia, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. OLIN, Mr. NOWAK, Mr. THOMAS of Georgia, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CAMPBELL of Colorado, Mr. TRAXLER, Mr. TALLON, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. DOWNEY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. PATTERSON, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. WISE, Mr. MCMILLEN of Maryland, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. DYSON, Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MCGRATH, Mr. BARNARD, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. WHITTAKER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. ANNUNZIO, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DORGAN of North Dakota, Mr. MILLER of Washington, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. GRANT, Mr. BONIOR, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. EVANS, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. FORD of Tennessee, Mr. WELDON, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BATES, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. COELHO, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. GALLO, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. SKAGGS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BRUCE, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. BROWN of Colorado, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HAWKINS, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. JONTZ, Mr. LEHMAN of California, Mrs. SAIKI, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. FUSTER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MOODY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. PRICE, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. COURTER, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mrs. BYRON, Mr. MCMILLAN of North Carolina, Mr. WEBER, Mr. WEISS, Mr. STAGGERS, Mr. ESPY, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MINETA, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. COYNE, Mr. PARRIS, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. PASHAYAN, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mrs. LOWEY of New York, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. PAXON, Mr. DANNEMEYER, Mr. GRAY, Mr. CROCKETT, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. FEIGHAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. STEARNS, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS, Mr. THOMAS A. LUKEN, Mr. SHARP, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. PARKER, Mr. GORDON, Mr. COBLE, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. REGULA, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. SHUMWAY, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. VANDER JAGT, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SMITH of Mississippi, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BAKER, Mr. VENTO, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MFUME, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. DREIER of California, Mr. SHAW, Mr. ECKART, Mr. STANGELAND, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SWIFT, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. JONES of Georgia, Mr. TORRES, Mr. BLAZ, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. ANDERSON, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. MCCRERY, Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. SCHUETTE, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SOLARZ, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. TANNER, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. LONG, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. SLAUGHTER of Virginia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. GINGRICH, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. LEVINE of California, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. Spence July 26, 1989 Reported from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service July 27, 1989 Reported from the Committee on Government Operations, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1989'. SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND. (a) TREATMENT OF THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND- (1) IN GENERAL- Chapter 20 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2009 the following: `Sec. 2009a. Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund `Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements of the Postal Service Fund, including disbursements for administrative expenses incurred in connection with the Fund-- `(1) shall not be included in the totals of-- `(A) the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President, or `(B) the congressional budget (including allocations of budget authority and outlays provided therein); `(2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget outlays) of the United States Government; and `(3) shall be exempt from any order issued under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the deficit under section 3(6) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 for purposes of comparison with the maximum deficit amount under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 nor counted in calculating the excess deficit for purposes of sections 251 and 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for any fiscal year.'. (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS- The analysis for chapter 20 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2009 the following: `2009a. Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund.'. (b) CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in any amendment made by subsection (a) shall be considered to diminish the oversight responsibilities of the Congress under law, rule, or regulation with respect to the budget of the United States Postal Service. (c) APPLICABILITY- The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to budgets for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1989.
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.