HR 4341 · 108th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Introduced 2004-05-12· Sponsored by Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.(2004-09-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal postal service law to direct the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (established by this Act) to establish a modern system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products (all first-class mail, periodicals, non-parcel post standard mail, media mail, library mail, and bound printed matter). Directs the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority mail, expedited mail, mailgrams, international mail, and parcel post). Directs the PRC to establish rules to ensure that workshare discounts (presorting, barcoding, etc.) do not exceed the cost that the Postal Service avoids as the result of private sector workshare activity. Establishes in the Treasury a revolving Postal Service Competitive Products Fund which shall be available to the Postal Service without fiscal year limitation for the payment of: (1) costs attributable to competitive products; and (2) all other costs incurred by the Postal Service, to the extent allocable to competitive products. Requires the Postal Service to: (1) compute its assumed Federal income tax (whi…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4341, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Jul 13, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on May 12, 2004</p>

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H.R. 4341, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Jul 13, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on May 12, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 4341, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Sep 23, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 15, 2004</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 4341, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Sep 23, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 15, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans