United States · Bill · S
S. 1801 (97th)
Private Mail Carriage Act of 1981
Introduced
2 November 1981
Last action
21 December 1981 · Committee
Status
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Postal Rate Commission.
Sponsors
Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]
Subjects
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Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Private Mail Carriage Act of 1981 - Permits the private carriage of mail. Exempts letters and packages carried by private express from provisions of Federal law requiring that all letters and packages carried by a vessel in interstate commerce be delivered promptly to the local post office upon arrival in a port.
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Timeline
2 November 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Source: Committee
21 December 1981
Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Postal Rate Commission.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 November 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/1801
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/1801
- us · 97-s-1801 · source updated 29 August 2025