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Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 135 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should not increase the number of digits of the zip code until: (1) the Service and the Congress have fully examined the costs, social consequences, and technical issues associated with such action; and (2) the Service has fully examined other means of improving productivity in the sorting of mail.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 446 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should not increase the number of digits of the zip code until: (1) the Service and the Congress have fully examined the costs, social consequences, and technical issues associated with such action; and (2) the Service has fully examined other means of improving productivity in the sorting of mail.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 433 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission should establish a reduced domestic first-class mail rate for individual non-business mail users.
Bill· HRH.R. 7876 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1980
Prohibits the Postal Service from decreasing the frequency of mail delivery service below the frequency in effect for the calendar week beginning April 7, 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 7622 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1980
Saturday Mail Delivery Act of 1980 - Requires the Postal Service to maintain the frequency of mail delivery service in effect on June 1, 1980 (six days each week).
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 365 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that any reconciliation bill or resolution which reduces public service subsidies to the Postal Service or eliminates the biannual cost-of-living adjustments for retired Federal or military personnel would contradict established Federal policy and should be defeated.
Bill· HRH.R. 7583 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1980
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1981 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1981 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 as follows: (1) Office of the Secretary for salaries and expenses and the international affairs functions; (2) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for salaries and expenses; (3) Bureau of Government Financial Operations for salaries and expenses; (4) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for salaries and expenses; (5) U.S. Customs Service for salaries and expenses; (6) Bureau of the Mint for salaries and expenses; (7) Bureau of the Public Debt for administration; (8) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for salaries and expenses, taxpayer service and returns processing, examinations and appeals, investigations and collections, and energy credit payments; and (9) Secret Service for salaries and expenses. Declares that such appropriations shall be available for specified services. Prohibits the use of such appropriated funds for the collection of any underpayment of tax unless the conduct of IRS officers and employees complies with specified statutory requirements. Title II: U.S. Postal Service - Postal Service Appropriation Act, 1981 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to the Postal Service Fund. Title III: Executive Office of the President - Executive Office Appropriations Act, 1981 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for salaries and expenses of: (1) the President; (2) Office of Administration; (3) White House Office; (4) special assistance to the President; (5) Council of Economic Advisors; (6) Domestic Policy Staff; (7) National Security Council; (8) Office of Management and Budget; and (9) Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Appropriates fiscal year 1981 funds for: (1) the operating expenses of the Executive Residence and the Vice President's Residence; and (2) unanticipated needs. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1981 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the: (1) Administrative Conference of the United States for salaries and expenses; (2) Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for salaries and expenses; (3) Advisory Committee on Federal Pay for salaries and expenses; (4) Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped for salaries and expenses; (5) Federal election commission for salaries and expenses; (6) contributions to international buffer stocks of natural rubber; and (7) General Services Administration (GSA) for expenses of the Federal Buildings Fund, Federal Supply Service, Transportation and Public Utilities Service, National Archives and Records Service, records declassification, Automated Data and Telecommunication Service, Federal Telecommunications Fund, Federal Property Resources Service, National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, general management and administration Office of Inspector General, Indian trust accounting, former Presidents' allowances and staff, presidential transition, Business Service Centers, Federal Information Centers, and Working Capital Fund. Credits rentals received by and funds transferred to the GSA to the appropriate account. Permits GSA funds to be used to hire passenger vehicles. Prohibits the use of funds for data processing procurement for a joint GSA-Agriculture Department project. Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1981 for the: (1) Office of Personnel Management salaries and expenses including a transfer of trust funds; (2) payments for retired Federal employees' health benefits; (3) Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (4) intergovernmental personnel assistance; (5) Merit Systems Protection Board for salaries and expenses including a transfer of funds; (6) Office of Special Counsel for salaries and expenses; (7) Federal Labor Relations Authority for salaries and expenses; and (8) U.S. Tax Court. Title V: General Provisions - Limits the amount of funds which may be used for travel expenditures. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to: (1) pay the salary of the replacement for a former employee who has applied for restoration to his or her former position after such former employee has been discharged from the Armed Forces; (2) purchase or sell real estate or establish new offices without congressional approval; (3) beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided; (4) the procurement of any hand or measuring tools or stainless steel flatware not produced in the United States unless U.S. tools or flatware of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantities cannot be produced; and (5) transfers of functions or personnel, including border patrol activities, out of the U.S. Customs Service without congressional authorization. Title VI: General Provisions - Fixes the maximum amount allowable for the purchase of passenger vehicles. Restricts the use of appropriated funds to pay Federal compensation to aliens. Makes appropriations for travel and activity expenses available for quarters and cost-of-living allowances. Prohibits paying a person filling a position whose nomination for such position has been disapproved. Permits funds available for administrative expenses to be used for rent in the District of Columbia and for the employment of experts and consultants. Authorizes the use of foreign credits when the Treasury is reimbursed. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) lobbying for or against legislation pending before Congress; (2) salaries of U.S. Postal Service officers or employees who hinder other employees from communicating with Congress; and (3) interdepartmental bodies with congressional approval. Makes funds available to GSA for space and services charges and public improvements of buildings and for guards for Federal or Postal buildings. Prohibits paying GSA higher rates for rental of space and services than for the current fiscal year for which appropriations were granted. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for: (1) administrative expenses in connection with purchase contracts pursuant to the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972; and (2) salary increases which exceed the overall average percentage increase in the General Schedule rates of basic pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 7337 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1980
Prohibits the Postal Service from decreasing the frequency of mail delivery service below the frequency in effect for the calendar week beginning April 7, 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 7225 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1980
Mail Delivery to Physically Handicapped Act of 1980 - Authorizes any resident to apply with the Postal Service for the delivery of mail to his or her door. Requires the Postal Service to approve such an application and begin such delivery if the application includes a physician's certification that the resident is physically handicapped to the extent that delivery of mail other than by door delivery would impose a medical or physical hardship on such resident.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 325 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Postmaster General should distribute for purchase or use any existing postal material relating to the 1980 summer Olympic games, provided that the word "boycott" is superimposed on such material.
Bill· SS. 2558 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1980
Postal Service Act of 1980 - Subjects the United States Postal Service to the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Authorizes the Postal Service to employ attorneys, without the consent of the Attorney General, to conduct litigation brought by or against the Postal Service under the provisions of such Act. Directs the Postal Service to submit an annual report to Congress on: (1) the number of work-related injuries and illnesses; and (2) actions taken to improve occupational health and safety. Establishes a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 to be assessed against any person who violates a mail stop order issued by the Postal Service. Directs the Postal Service: (1) to notify a person of charges of such a violation; (2) upon the request of such person, to order a hearing on such violation; and (3) to notify the person of any decision to impose a penalty. Provides for the judicial review of such a decision. Authorizes the Postal Service to demand: (1) to purchase any article or service offered for sale by mail; or (2) access to records pertaining to any advertising claim for such product or service. Declares that failure to comply with such a demand shall be treated as probable cause of a violation of postal law concerning false representations. Authorizes the Postal Service: (1) to assess civil penalties of up to 100 percent of the unpaid postage against mail users who fail to affix lawful postage; and (2) to suspend permits for mailing without postage stamps if the permit holders fail to pay such a penalty. Authorizes annual appropriations of $920,000,000 for the public service costs to the Postal Service of maintaining regular nationwide service. Requires that a portion of such funds be expended to conduct a research and development program regarding improved methods of postal service. Directs the Postal Service: (1) to submit a plan for such program to Congress by January 15, 1981; and (2) to report annually to Congress on the activities conducted under such program. Requires the Postal Service to include in its annual comprehensive statement to Congress certain postal planning information including plans for service cutbacks, capital improvement projects, and rate requirements projected over the next three years. Revises procedures relating to mail classification. Requires that the domestic mail classification schedule (schedule) describe the categories of mail service sufficiently to delineate the classes and subclasses to which rates and fees apply. Directs the Postal Service to publish in the Federal Register any proposed change in the schedule. Requires the Postal Rate Commission to establish expedited procedures for the review of Postal Service proposals for changes in the text of the schedule. Requires that such procedures provide for a public hearing on such a proposal upon the request of an interested party. Directs the Commission: (1) within 90 days after a proposal is published, to determine whether such proposal is likely to have an adverse impact on competition in providing postal services; (2) upon determining that no adverse impact will result, to notify the Board of Governors which may instruct the Postal Service to issue a rule adopting such proposal; and (3) upon determining that an adverse impact will result, to follow the normal review procedure for Postal Service proposals. Authorizes the Postal Service to propose experimental mail classifications and accompanying rates and fees for services not available under the schedule. Requires the Commission to complete a review of such an experimental proposal, according to specified criteria, within 60 days. Allows the Postal Service to implement the proposal for a period not to exceed two years if the Commission finds the proposed change to be properly designated as an experiment. Permits schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations to mail books, films, sound recordings, and other types of educational materials at the "library" rate. Includes teaching aids, guides, and catalogs as eligible for such rate. Revises the budget procedures for the Commission. Requires the Comptroller General to audit and report to Congress on the accounts and operations of the Commission. Sets forth additional qualifications for Governors of the Postal Service and Postal Rate Commissioners. Prohibits the appointment of a former employee of the Postal Service or the Commission as a Governor or Commissioner for five years after the termination of such employment. Permits a Governor to serve up to one year after the expiration of his or her term if a successor has not qualified. Empowers Postal Service security guards and employees performing duties relating to the inspection of postal matters, while on Postal Service property: (1) to enforce Federal laws and Postal Service regulations for the protection of persons and property; (2) to make arrests; and (3) to serve warrants. Prescribes penalties for violations of any law governing Postal Service property. Authorizes the Postal Service to establish size and weight limitations for mail matter by following the same procedures for making mail classification changes.
Bill· HRH.R. 6913 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1980
Declares that a Postal Service employee who stops working because of abnormally dangerous working conditions shall not be considered to be striking. Prohibits another Postal Service employee or officer from interfering with such employee's right not to work under such conditions.