HR 283 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Postal Service Employees Political Activities Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]· House

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Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From US Postal Service.(1985-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Postal Service Employees' Political Activities Act of 1985 - Declares it to be the policy of the Congress to encourage employees of the United States Postal Service to exercise their rights to participate or refrain from participating in political processes. Prohibits such employees from: (1) using their official authority to influence the result of any election or the political action of any person; (2) using any information obtained through employment and not publicly available for any political purposes; (3) giving or offering to give a political contribution to any individual either to vote or refrain from voting; (4) soliciting or receiving a political contribution to vote or refrain from voting; (5) knowingly giving a political contribution to a superior; (6) knowingly soliciting or receiving a political contribution from another subordinate employee; or (7) knowingly soliciting or receiving a political contribution in specified facilities or from any person who has or is seeking business relations with the employee's agency. Directs the Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission to prescribe certain exemptions to such prohibitions. Prohibits employees from engaging in pol…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats