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Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

USA116th CongressS-4561| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act 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 (1) prohibits the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; (2) prohibits 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; and (3) restricts nominees for Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General to those who have not engaged in political activities in the four years prior to their appointments.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 27, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8109
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
  • September 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 27, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8109
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8109: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPolitical parties and affiliationState and local government operationsU.S. Postal Service

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act

USA116th CongressS-4561| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act 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 (1) prohibits the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; (2) prohibits 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; and (3) restricts nominees for Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General to those who have not engaged in political activities in the four years prior to their appointments.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 27, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8109
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
  • September 10, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • October 27, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8109
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8109: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPolitical parties and affiliationState and local government operationsU.S. Postal Service