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H.R. 13245 (95th)

Citizens Postal Rate Relief Act

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Introduced

22 June 1978

Last action

22 June 1978 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Sponsors

Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15], Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7], Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3], Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4], Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]

Subjects

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Source updated

2 September 2025

Summary

Citizens Postal Rate Relief Act - Sets the postal rate for personal domestic letter mail of individuals sealed against inspection at 13 cents for the first ounce of each piece and 11 cents for each additional ounce for each piece. Requires the Postal Service to maintain the rate for the class of mail established by this Act at not more than 80 percent of the rate for the transmission of ordinary letters sealed against inspection.

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Timeline

  1. 22 June 1978

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 June 1978

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 June 1978

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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