H.R. 3137 · 111th Congress
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United…
Full title
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques.
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- House Introduced Jul 9, 2009
- House Passed Sep 15, 2009 414–0
Allows the United States Postal Service (USPS) to accept monetary donations for the funding of plaques in connection with the commemorative designation of postal facilities.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 15, 2009
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Allows the United States Postal Service (USPS) to accept monetary donations for the funding of plaques in connection with the commemorative designation of postal facilities.
Requires the USPS to provide for a plaque after a law has been enacted for such designation and sufficient amounts have been received.
Allows, with the donor's consent, use of amounts received in excess of those needed for funding a plaque for any other such designated facility.
Prohibits construing this Act to: (1) affect the authority of the USPS regarding requirements concerning the design, placement, and limitation on costs relating to commemorative plaques, so long as the requirements are applied uniformly; or (2) limit, supersede, or render inapplicable any other authority or duty of the USPS regarding the commemorative designation of a facility or the funding, commissioning, or installation of a plaque in connection with such a designation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques.
Latest action (Oct 19, 2009): Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 9, 2009
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- House Introduced Jul 9, 2009
- House Passed Sep 15, 2009 414–0
Final vote · House · Sep 15, 2009
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi