United States · Bill · S
S. 678 (97th)
A bill to amend Title 39 of the United States Code to require that any extension of the Zip Code be part of a voluntary service option with a reduced rate.
Introduced
10 March 1981
Last action
29 October 1981 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 354.
Sponsors
Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Prohibits the United States Postal Service from requiring the inclusion of a ZIP code in the address of any piece of mail, except as a condition for mailing at a reduced rate or rates for a subclass established to recognize the costs of handling mail bearing such a code.
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Timeline
10 March 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Source: Committee
24 March 1981
Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB; U.S. Postal Service.
Source: Committee
2 April 1981
Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from U.S. Postal Service.
Source: Committee
29 April 1981
Committee
Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
16 July 1981
Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Postal Rate Commission.
Source: Committee
27 July 1981
Reported
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
29 October 1981
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 354.
Source: Calendars
29 October 1981
Reported
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-258.
Source: Committee
29 October 1981
Reported
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens favorably with amendments. With written report No. 97-258.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 29 October 1981
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 March 1981
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Sponsors
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/678
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/678
- us · 97-s-678 · source updated 14 January 2025