Provides for the application of customs laws with respect to such services. Requires the President to consult with specified congressional leaders in selecting individuals for Board nomination. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Directs the PRC to promulgate (and from time to time revise) regulations to: (1) prohibit the subsidization of competitive products by market-dominant products; (2) ensure that each competitive product covers its attributable costs; and (3) ensure that all competitive products collectively cover what the Commission determines to be an appropriate share of Postal Service institutional costs. Mr. FRIST. [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Requires the Postal Service to notify the PRC whenever it requests to add a product or to transfer a product to a different category. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) required the USPS to create a $72 billion fund to pay for the cost of its post-retirement health care costs, 75 years into the future. (Sec. But the post office could weather these hard times if it were not for a poison pill passed by a lame-duck Republican Congress in 2006. Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. (Sec. 6407, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). US Postal Service workers have a retiree health care benefit in addition to their pension. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books. |publisher=GovTrack.us (Sec. on Dec 20, 2006. 202) Directs the Postal Service Board of Governors to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority and expedited mail, bulk parcel post and bulk international mail, and mailgrams). The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 significantly changed how the U.S. It goes to the Senate next. This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Our public interest mission means we will never put our service behind a paywall. 1010) Revises procedures concerning the reimbursement to a mailer of fees determined to be unlawful. Title IV: Provisions Relating to Fair Competition - (Sec. [actionDate] => 2006-12-09 Requires that the Postal Service file with the PRC certain audit and funding reports required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [chamberOfAction] => House The President signed the bill and it became law. Title II: Modern Rate Regulation - (Sec. Authorizes the use of arbitration boards in certain circumstances. But what's really dragging down the Postal Service is something else entirely. Easy to understand and clear explanations of the bipartisan support of the Accountability and Enhancement Act (2006). (Sec. 602) Provides PRC authority to administer oaths, examine witnesses, receive evidence, issue subpoenas, and order the taking of depositions and responses to written interrogatories. 6407, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, by a … You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. 402) Requires the Postal Service to: (1) compute its assumed federal income tax (which would be the taxable income of a corporation) on competitive products income for each year; and (2) transfer from the above Fund to the Postal Service Fund the amount of the assumed tax. In 2006, the Congress enacted the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, requiring the service to pre-fund its employee pensions and retirement … The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. On Feb. 5, the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. We’ll be in touch. 1008) Requires the Postal Service to prescribe regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous material. (Sec. Claim: The United States Postal Service (USPS) is losing money due to a 2006 law mandating it fund its pensions 75 years in advance. This legislation was supposed to “modernize the United States Postal Service and make it viable for the 21st century. Most Americans have never heard of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. [externalActionCode] => 36000 Reduces from nine to seven years the term of appointment. Now what? 6407, 109th Cong. This requires a final legislative reform – removing the pension prefunding requirement imposed on the postal service in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA). On Feb. 5, the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. This death hug was part of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which was passed on a voice vote by a lame duck Republican Congress in 2006… As reported by CNN, the USPS has claimed that a number of its difficulties were caused BY the federal government “ – through a law governing how the agency funds workers’ retirement health benefits.” Title IX: Compensation for Work Injuries - (Sec. Postal Service operates and conducts business. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 109th United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006. Title III: Modern Service Standards - (Sec. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. ( Allows the PRC to limit the amount of revenues the Postal Service may obtain from any particular geographic market as necessary to prevent market disruption. 901) Makes a Postal Service employee ineligible for compensation or continuation of pay for the first three days of temporary disability (thereby establishing a three-day waiting period). Congress first established the prefunding mandate in the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, the last major legislative overhaul of the Postal Service, and the … ( By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. Visit us on Twitter Now we’re on Instagram too! 1007) Amends the Postal Reorganization Act to give the Postal Service, with respect to an officer or employee of the former Post Office Department, the same authorities and responsibilities it has with respect to an officer or employee of the Postal Service. Eliminates restrictions on the length of Postal Service mail transportation contracts. Requires the Postal Service to: (1) consider local zoning or land use regulations and building codes when constructing or altering buildings; and (2) represent itself in most legal proceedings (currently, representation is provided through the Department of Justice). Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. To reform the postal laws of the United States. 1002) Repeals federal postal law concerning the transportation of mail by surface carrier. Passed by a Republican-led Congress and signed into law by President George … This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which required that the postal service pre-fund its retirees’ health benefits, has contributed to the financial strain. 102) Removes provisions empowering the Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, except that the Postal Service may provide nonpostal services which were offered as of January 1, 2006, subject to a specified review by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (formerly the Postal Rate Commission, see section 601). It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. As the Postal Service has worked to … 501) Revises qualification requirements with respect to members of the Postal Service Board of Governors. Others have suggested that the post office get into new lines of business, but again, the Postal Service would need permission from Congress. Follow @govtrack on Twitter for posts about legislative activity and other information we’re tracking, and some commentary. 2382) passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming, bipartisan support – 309 ‘yea,’ 106 ‘nay,’ and 15 Representatives did not vote. 203) Authorizes the Postal Service, under specified terms and conditions, to conduct market tests of experimental products, requiring notice to the PRC of the nature and scope of each test. The mind-numbing title alone sounds like it could put a hardcore insomniac to sleep. 701) Requires a report from the PRC to the President and Congress, at least every five years, concerning: (1) the operation of amendments made by this Act; and (2) recommendations for improving the effectiveness or efficiency of U.S. postal laws. 2382) passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming, bipartisan support – 309 ‘yea,’ 106 ‘nay,’ and 15 Representatives did not vote. Almost all news tells us that the culprit behind the trouble USPS is experiencing is lower mail volume, but mostly the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PDF) that requires USPS to pay huge sums of cash into the U.S. Treasury to cover future health and retirement benefits. 2382) which would repeal the mandate that USPS “pre-fund” decades’ worth of health benefits for its future retirees, enacted through the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. (text: CR H9160-9179) (Sec. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. 1003) Provides for reduced-rate treatment of some forms of mail, including: (1) mail given preferred status over regular-rate mailings; and (2) copies of a publication published within a county but distributed outside such county on postal carrier routes originating in the county of publication. Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. Requires that buildings constructed or altered by the Postal Service be constructed or altered in compliance with one of the nationally recognized model building codes and with other applicable nationally recognized codes. [chamberOfAction] => ET. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. 710) Requires a study and report on options and strategies for the long-term structural and operational reforms of the Postal Service. It funds itself, with revenue from delivering packages and letters and other services. Congress. (Sec. 405) Makes the Secretary of State responsible for foreign policy related to international postal services and other international delivery services and and empowers such Secretary to conclude postal treaties, conventions, and amendments, subject to exception and limitation. [actionDate] => 2006-12-19 Establishes in the Treasury the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to be administered by OPM. PAEA was the first major overhaul of the United States Postal Service since 1970. Provides for deposits into, and administration of, the Fund. The postal service is not taxpayer funded. Enacted — Signed by the President Before Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act … 101) Amends federal law provisions concerning the Postal Service to add definitions, including the terms postal service, competitive product, market-dominant product, and rates. This was a vote to pass H.R. 601) Replaces the Postal Rate Commission with the PRC. 6407 (enacted as Public Law 109-435) changes the laws that govern the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS), particularly those regarding the cost of pensions and ; and (2) comprehensive plans for reemployment assistance and early retirement benefits for Postal Service employees displaced as a result of the automation of functions, the closing or consolidation of facilities, or other reasons as the Postal Service determines. Requires that one or more classes be maintained for letters sealed against inspection and that the rate for each such class be uniform throughout the United States, its territories, and possessions. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which required that the postal service pre-fund its retirees’ health benefits, has contributed to the financial strain. |work=Legislation Prohibits mailing materials that do not meet such requirements. 803) Transfers responsibility for paying the government's contribution of the health benefits of postal annuitants, effective in FY2017, from the Postal Service to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (established by this section) up to the amount contained in the Fund, with any remaining amount to be paid by the United States Postal Service. 704) Requires a report from the Postal Service Inspector General to Congress and the Postal Service on improving workplace safety and reducing workplace-related injuries nationwide. [externalActionCode] => 17000 This requires a final legislative reform – removing the pension prefunding requirement imposed on the postal service in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA). The great recession pushed revenue down even further and Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, requiring the USPS to prefund retiree health benefits 75 years into the future and to pay all of that money in the next 10 years. Requires the Postal Service, beginning in 2007, to compute the net present value of the future payments required and attributable to the service of Postal Service employees during the most recently ended fiscal year, along with a schedule if annual installments which provides for the liquidation of any liability or surplus by 2056. About Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in brief. On the eighth day of December in 2006, at 10:33 at night, the 2009th Congress passed H.R. 1009) Requires the Postal Service to: (1) assign a single ZIP code to serve each of Auburn Township, Ohio; Hanahan, South Carolina; and Bradbury and Discovery Bay, California; and (2) revert window service hours in the Fairport Harbor Branch of the post office in Painesville, Ohio, to those in effect on a specified date. A serious step in this direction was taken in 2006 with the so-called "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act" (PAEA). The USPS Fairness Act essentially sets up taxpayers to bail out this fund. |author=109th Congress (2006) 3198) on December 20, 2006. ... H.R. January 27, 2021 . (Sec. (Sec. [description] => Passed House The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 109th United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006. 603) Authorizes appropriations out of the Postal Service Fund for: (1) the PRC; and (2) the Postal Service Office of Inspector General. (Sec. Modifies requirements regarding equitable tender with respect to nonpriority bypass mail on a city pair route in the State of Alaska for carriers providing scheduled bush passenger service. 401) Establishes in the Treasury a revolving Postal Service Competitive Products Fund to be available to the Postal Service without fiscal year limitation for the payment of: (1) costs attributable to competitive products; and (2) all other costs incurred by the Postal Service, to the extent allocable to competitive products. 705) Directs the Government Accountability Office to study, and report to Congress, the Board of Governors, and the PRC on: (1) Postal Service accomplishments involving recycling activities; and (2) additional opportunities for the Postal Service to engage in recycling initiatives. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress Congressional Research Service Summary President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act required the Postal Service to pre-fund future retiree health benefits, not pensions. 802) Relieves the Postal Service of an obligation to contribute matching amounts to its employees' civil service retirement. What is distinctive about the USPS is that, a a result of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA), they are also required to pre-fund their retiree medical promises. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/hr6407, “H.R. This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 20, 2006. Eliminates Postal Service sovereign immunity protection. If you follow social media, you will probably have seen the claims that the postal service is in trouble because of unfair mandates placed upon them by Republicans in 2006 when the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act was passed. We’re collecting the statements of stakeholder organizations. 403) Prohibits the Postal Service from: (1) establishing anti-competitive rules or regulations; (2) compelling the disclosure, transfer, or licensing of intellectual property to any third party; or (3) obtaining information from a person that provides any product, and then offering any postal service that uses or is based in whole or in part on such information, without the person's consent. [description] => Passed Senate 6407. Requires the plan to include: (1) plans to expand and market retail access to postal services through the use of vending machines, the Internet, etc. 109-435; 120 The postal service is not taxpayer funded. Requires the Postal Service to report to the PRC whenever it establishes a workshare discount rate. Authorizes the Board of Governors, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to allow up to 12 Postal Service officers or employees to receive total compensation up to 120 percent of the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President. But then internet bill paying began cutting into the Postal Service’s bread and butter. POSTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT ACT -- (House of Representatives - December 08, 2006) BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT. ), Blog – In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, 12/20/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-435. |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/hr6407 (Sec. President George W. Bush signed it into law on December 20, 2006 (PAEA; P.L. After years of broader postal reform bills failing to pass, the House this week will vote on a measure to repeal the Postal Service’s mandate to pre-fund health care benefits for future retirees.. |date=December 7, 2006 In 2006, Congress passed a law that imposed extraordinary costs on the U.S. 804) Repeals a provision of the Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003 related to the disposition of savings accruing to the Postal Service. The PAEA was sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats. |title=H.R. A serious step in this direction was taken in 2006 with the so-called "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act" (PAEA). (Sec. This legislation was supposed to “modernize the United States Postal Service and make it viable for the 21st century. Public Law No: 109-435 (12/20/2006) Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Title I: Definitions; Postal Services - (Sec. (2021). We hope that with your input we can make GovTrack more accessible to minority and disadvantaged communities who we may currently struggle to reach. (Sec. [description] => Introduced This version of the bill contained the precise dollar amounts: `` (3) (A) The United States Postal Service shall pay into. 22 (109th): Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Jul 26, 2005 at 9:54 p.m. Jan 25, 2021, Is this reform an example of how the times should be a-changin’? GovTrack.us is an independent website tracking the status of legislation in the United States Congress and helping you participate in government. 605) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Office of Inspector General in the PRC. Requires the Postal Service to develop and submit to Congress a plan for meeting such standards. [chamberOfAction] => House The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. H.R. The reform movement culminated in the 109th Congress. (Sec. (. ), Array Almost all news tells us that the culprit behind the trouble USPS is experiencing is lower mail volume, but mostly the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PDF) that requires USPS to pay huge sums of cash into the U.S. Treasury to cover future health and retirement benefits. Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act As cleared by the Congress on December 9, 2006, and signed by the President on December 20, 2006 SUMMARY H.R. [chamberOfAction] => If you teach United States government and would like to speak with us about bringing legislative data into your classroom, please reach out! Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Prohibits a market test from exceeding 24 months, but allows the PRC to extend such period for up to 12 additional months. Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. 301) Directs the Postal Service to establish (and from time to time revise) a set of service standards for market-dominant products to: (1) enhance the value of postal services to both senders and recipients; (2) preserve regular and effective access to postal services in all communities; (3) reasonably assure Postal Service customers delivery reliability, speed, and frequency; and (4) provide a system of performance measurements for each market-dominant product. If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. 6407) that requires the USPS to pre fund retirement benefits to any employee that it hires. (Sec. (Sec. 711) Requires a study and report on a specified provision of the Domestic Mail Manual to determine whether it contains adequate safeguards to protect against abuses of rates for nonprofit mail and deception of consumers. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. It’s past time for people in the Roanoke Valley to wake up about it. We’re looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, the Postal Regu-latory Commission shall review each nonpostal service offered by the Postal Service on the date of enactment of that Act and deter-mine whether that nonpostal service shall continue, taking into … [displayText] => Became Public Law No: 109-435. Introduced in the House as the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act by Tom Davis (R-VA) on December 7, 2006; Committee consideration by House Government Reform Committee; Passed the House on December 8, 2006 (voice vote) Passed the Senate on December 9, 2006 (unanimous consent) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006 The House Democrats voted 201 ayes and zero nos. 6407, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, by a voice vote. Non-partisan and nonprofit since 1988. On December 20, 2006, the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006” was passed in both House and Senate (Darrell Issa was there at the time). We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work: GovTrack.us. It funds itself, with revenue from delivering packages and letters and other services. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. to ensure that such discounts do not exceed the cost that the Postal Service avoids as a result of workshare activity (with exceptions). (Sec. Requires bonus or payment information to be included in currently-required annual Postal Service comprehensive statements. for Periodicals/Public Interest Organizations, on this bill on a six-point scale from strongly oppose to strongly support. Jan 22, 2021, Are the silencers themselves weapons, or merely add-ons for weapons? See Changes ». GovTrack.us now offers a subscription service for local newspapers, digital publications, and other public interest organizations, Democrats push to expel Alabama Republican Mo Brooks from Congress for his rally speech shortly…, No Art in Embassies Act would ban taxpayer money for the practice, after government paid $84K to…, Hearing Protection Act would declassify silencers so they’re no longer considered “firearms” under…. [actionDate] => 2006-12-20 6407 (109th) There were three sponsors, two Democrats and one Republican. Postal Service operates and conducts business. (2006). Data via the congress project. Dec 20, 2006. Authorizes the Postal Service Board of Governors to establish reasonable and equitable classes of mail and rates of postage and fees. (Sec. 1005) Amends federal law relating to contracts for transportation of mail by air to modify certain definitions. On December 7, 2006, HR 6407, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act was introduced to the House by Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA). Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. |quote=Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act This page is sourced primarily from [externalActionCode] => 28000 2006. (Sec. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Title I: Definitions; Postal Services - (Sec. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11821-11822) (Sec. On April 28, Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom Reed (R-NY), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. Authorizes appropriations. And starting in 2019 we’ll be tracking Congress’s oversight investigations of the executive branch. [description] => Became Law [actionDate] => 2006-12-08 Today, Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom Reed (R-NY), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. The bill was passed in a vote in the House. Directs the Postal Service to report annually to Congress on how postal decisions have impacted or will impact rationalization plans. Makes OPM actuarial computations subject to PRC review. This negligence helps explain why legislation that kneecaps the USPS, like the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, glides through Congress before members really consider its consequences. (Sec. Mrs. MALONEY. Postal Service. POSTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT ACT -- (Senate - December 08, 2006) BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT. [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 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