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Senate Bill 4561
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 10, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4561
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
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Tom Carper
Delaware
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Chuck Schumer
New York
Democrat
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

This bill 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 (1) prohibits the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; (2) prohibits 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; and (3) restricts nominees for Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General to those who have not engaged in political activities in the four years prior to their appointments.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
September 10, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
23
Sponsorship
House Bill 8109
Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
09/10/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
09/10/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:47 PM
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