Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2553
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 7, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 7, 2019
Latest Action
May 7, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2553
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
Republican
West Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to invest part of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund in market-based index funds and establishes a Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee to advise Treasury on investments made from the fund.

Specifically, Treasury shall (1) invest a specified percentage of the fund, using one or more qualified professional asset managers, in index funds modeled after those established for Thrift Savings Fund investments; and (2) ensure that the investment replicates the performance of the longest-term target date asset allocation investment fund established by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

The specified percentage to be invested is defined as 25% of the currently available portions of the fund as are not immediately required for payments from the fund, except that the committee may specify a higher percentage, not to exceed 30%, not earlier than five years after this bill's enactment and as appropriate thereafter.

Treasury shall annually engage an independent qualified public accountant to audit the financial statements of such investments and shall submit an annual management report that includes

  • statements of financial position, operations, and cash flows;
  • a statement on internal accounting and administrative control systems;
  • the report resulting from the audit; and
  • any other comments and information necessary to inform Congress about the operations and financial condition of the investments.
Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/07/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
05/07/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:14:43 PM