Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-8109House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 27, 2020

Summary

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 This bill restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; and (2) the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a political party. An individual must make certain financial disclosures prior to assuming the duties of Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General.

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S-4561: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  1. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  2. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  3. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.

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  4. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 116-564.

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