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51 records in 1976
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1976
Grants third-class mailing privileges to Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976
Reduces the rate of postage for first class mail to 8.5 cents for the first ounce of items weighing less than 13 ounces, and 4.5 cents for post cards. Requires that notice of any Postal Rate Commission decision to increase first-class rates be transmitted to Congress. Stipulates that during a 90-day period following such notice Congress may pass a resolution disapproving such increase which shall prevent the increase from taking effect. Establishes House rules for proceeding on such resolution. Prohibits the Postal service from using revenues generated by one class of mail to pay costs assignable to another class. Abolishes all temporary rates and fees. (Adds 39 U.S.C. 3629)
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976
Subjects all activities of the United States Postal Service which involve the management and/or disposal of surplus and excess Government property, held by the Postal Service at the time of its establishment, to the appropriate provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1976
Specifies civil penalties for persons who continue to engage in conduct which the Postal Service determines to constitute either (1) a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false pretenses or (2) a lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme for the distribution of money or property, and for persons who fail to comply with orders issued by the Postal Service as a result of such a determination. Empowers the Postal Service to order a person which it determines is conducting a lottery by mail or is obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false pretenses to (1) offer to return upon written request, money or property received by such conduct, (2) return such money or property within 21 days after receiving such a request, and (3) provide the Postal Service a list of persons from whom money or property was received, a list of persons who have requested the return of money or property, and a statement indicating the persons to whom money and property has been returned. Specifies civil penalties for persons who fail to maintain such records as may be necessary to comply with such orders.
United States · United States Congress · 31 August 1976
Repeals provisions specifying restrictions on, and requirements for, the private carriage of letters. Eliminates criminal penalties for such carriage.
United States · United States Congress · 30 August 1976
Permits postage-free-mailing of correspondence to any Member of Congress by residents of the State or district represented by such Member which is sent to the Member's official business address.
United States · United States Congress · 30 August 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1976
No-Stamp Act - Permits postage-free mailing of correspondence to any Member of Congress by any resident of the United States. Directs the United States Postal Service to make available at nominal cost at every post office printed and pre-addressed mailing forms for use in corresponding with Members of Congress. Directs the Post Office and Civil Service Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate to submit recommendations relating to expansion of such postage-free mailing to include correspondence to the President, the Vice President, and Federal agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1976
Appropriates a designated sum to the Postal Service Fund for the period ending Feburary 15, 1977. Prohibits the Postal Service from taking any of the following actions between the enactment of this Act and February 16, 1977: (1) increasing postal rates except in accordance with specified provisions; (2) closing any post office which was providing regular service to at least 35 families as of July 1, 1976; and (3) closing any post office which was providing regular service to less than 35 families as of July 1, 1976, without the written consent of at least 60 percent of the patrons. Requires the Postal Service to provide through February 15, 1977, either door or curbline delivery to all permanent residential addresses to which service is begun after the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1976
Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 11522) to establish a Voter Registration Adminstration within the Federal Election Commission for the purpose of administering a voter registration program through the Postal Service. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration, the bill shall be considered as having been read and open at any point for amendment under the five- minute rule. Provides that it shall be in order to consider en bloc the amendments printed on pages H7906-H7907 of the Congressional Record of July 28, 1976, by Representative Thompson, and said amendments shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the Committee of the Whole or in the House. Directs the committee, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, to rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. States that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1976
Repeals restrictions on, and requirements for, the private carriage of letters. Eliminates criminal penalties for such carriage.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1976
Renders the United States liable for money damages arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of any mail matter by any employee of the United States Postal Service acting within the scope of employment. Excepts claims for the replacement or repair costs of mail matter and claims for losses resulting from a strike of postal employees, warfare, a natural disaster, or an epidemic. Confers exclusive jurisdiction over such civil actions to the United States district courts.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Declares the United States Postal Service liable for any actual damages resulting from the negligence of its agents with respect to damaged, lost, or delayed mail. Sets monetary limits on such liability. Creates a presumption that damage, delay, or loss of mail resulted from the negligence of the Postal Service. Stipulates that such presumption may be rebutted only by a clear preponderance of the evidence. Defines "damaged mail," "lost mail," and "delayed mail" for the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to closing any post office. Lists factors which the Postal Service must consider and evaluate in making a determination with respect to any such closing.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1976
Postal Reform Act - Amends the Postal Reorganization Act to establish the United States Postal Service within, rather than as a independent establishment of, the Executive branch of the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Postal Service such sums as may be necessary for an efficient service-oriented post. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums for fiscal years 1977 to be applied against the deficit of the Postal Service for such period. Prohibits the Postal Service from taking any of the following actions between the enactment of this Act and the end of fiscal year 1977: (1) increasing postal rates except in accordance with specified provisions; (2) reducing levels and types of services below those in effect on June 1, 1976; or (3) closing any post office which was providing regular service to at least 35 families as of June 1, 1976. Requires the Postal Service to provide through fiscal year 1977 either door or curbline delivery to all permanent residential addresses to which service is begun after the enactment of this Act. Abolishes the Board of Governors of the Postal Service. Designates the Postmaster General as head of the Postal Service. Requires the appointment of the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets the salaries of such officials at specified executive schedule pay rates. Specifies the number of Assistant Postmasters General. Sets the salaries for such officials and other officers of the Postal Service. Subjects the Postal Service to specified provisions relating to administrative procedure and judicial review. Requires the President to appoint Commissioners of the Postal Rate Commission by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Permits the President to remove such persons from office for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance in office. Confers upon the Postmaster General specified ratemaking authority presently held by the Board of Governors. Reduces the maximum allowable temporary increase in postal rates which may be instituted pending Postal Rate Commission action when such Commission fails to act within specified time limits. Repeals provisions authorizing the Postal Service to hire executives from outside the postal career service on a temporary basis and employees and officers of the United States to serve and receive pay concurrently as employees of the Postal Service. Includes as "periodical publications" for purposes of defining second-class mail: (1) catalogs and course materials which are part of post-bar admission legal education; and (2) looseleaf pages or reports which are part of a legal or public policy reporting service. Qualifies specified State conservation publications for preferential postal rates.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1976
Repeals provisions specifying restrictions on, and requirements for, the private carriage of letters. Eliminates criminal penalties for such carriage.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to closing any post office. Lists factors which the Postal Service must consider and evaluate in making a determination with respect to any such closing.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1976
Title I: Department of the Treasury - Appropriates for the Department of the Treasury for fiscal year 1977 specified sums for: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Office of Revenue Sharing; (3) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (4) the Bureau of Government Financial Operations; (5) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; (6) the United States Customs Service; (7) the Bureau of the Mint; (8) the Bureau of the Public Debt; and (9) the Internal Revenue Service. Title II: U.S. Postal Service - Appropriates to the Postal Service fund for specified purposes $1,766,170,000 for fiscal year 1977. Title III: Executive Office of the President - Appropriates specified sums for the Executive Office of the President for fiscal year 1977 for: (1) Presidential compensation; (2) the White House Office; (3) the executive residence; (4) the official residence of the Vice President; (5) special assistance to the President; (6) the Council of Economic Advisers; (7) the Council on International Economic Policy; (8) the Council on Wage and Price Stability; (9) the Domestic Council; (10) the National Security Council; (11) the Office of Management and Budget; (12) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; (13) the Office of Telecommunications Policy; and (14) unanticipated needs. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1977 for: (1) the Administrative Conference of the United States; (2) the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay; (3) the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; (4) the Civil Service Commission; (5) government payment for annuitants' and employees' health benefits; (6) the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (7) the Federal Labor Relations Council; (8) intergovernmental personnel assistance; (9) the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries; (10) the Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling; (11) the Committee for Purchase From the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped; (12) the Federal Election Commission; (13) the General Services Administration; (14) the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life; (15) the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages; (16) the United States Tax Court; and (17) the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Title V: General Provisions - Specifies restrictions on the expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act. Title VI: General Provisions - Prohibits the employment of any person, with appropriated funds, unless such person is a citizen of the United States, a person who owes allegiance to the United States; a lawfully admitted alien from Cuba, Poland, South Viet Nam, or the Baltic, or who is in service of the United States when this Act is enacted and who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to influence legislation before Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to closing any post office. Lists factors which the Postal Service must consider and evaluate in making a determination with respect to any such closing.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1976
Small Post Office Preservation Act - Prohibits the United States Postal Service from closing any post office which serves a rural area or small town unless: (1) a majority of the persons regularly served by such post office approve the closing; (2) it establishes a rural station or branch which provides the same postal services as the post office and does not result in any change in the mailing address of persons served by such post office; or (3) it establishes a rural route to serve the area involved. Allows the Postal Service to establish a rural route as a substitute for an existing post office only upon making specified determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to consider specified factors in determining the need for an existing third- or fourth-class post office. Sets guidelines relating to with determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1976
Constituent Postal Card Act - Sets the postage rate for a postal card mailed to the official address of a Member of Congress by a Constituent of such Member at an amount equal to the cost of the manufacture, printing, and delivery of such card.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1976
Small Post Office Preservation Act - Prohibits the United States Postal Service from closing any post office which serves a rural area or small town unless: (1) a majority of the persons regularly served by such post office approve the closing; (2) it establishes a rural station or branch which provides the same postal services as the post office and does not result in any change in the mailing address of persons served by such post office; or (3) it establishes a rural route to serve the area involved. Allows the Postal Service to establish a rural route as a substitute for an existing post office only upon making specified determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1976
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should not close or otherwise suspend the operation of any post office during the six-month period beginning on the date of adoption of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to closing any post office. Lists factors which the Postal Service must consider and evaluate in making a determination with respect to any such closing.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1976
Amends the Postal Reorganization Act to direct the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to deciding whether to close or consolidate any post office. Permits any person served by any post office which the Postal Service has decided to close or consolidate to appeal such decision to any court of appeals of the United States. Empowers a court of appeals to set aside or affirm an appealed determination but prohibits the court from modifying it.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should not close or otherwise suspend the operation of any post office during the six-month period beginning on the date of adoption of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1976
Establishes a Speical Investigative Commission on Postal Service Operations. Directs the Commission to conduct a full investigation and study of the activities of the United States Postal Service and to submit a final report of its findings to Congress and the President within six months of the appointment of its members. Prohibits, for a period ending 180 days after the submission of such report, the implementation of any action, including the closing of a small post office, which would result in the reduction or curtailment of services to any locality or general category of user.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1976
Requires the United States Postal Service to hold a public hearing prior to closing any post office. Lists factors which the Postal Service must consider and evaluate in making a determination with respect to any such closing.