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Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

Public Law 108-18 · S. 380 · 108th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Apr 23, 2003 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)

Cosponsors (23): Sen. Thomas Carper,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 424 yea, 0 nay424–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal civil service law to revise the statutory formula for funding benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for U.S. Postal Service employees (according to the model for funding the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), using dynamic rather than static assumptions). Requires: (1) within the computation of the actuarial present value of future benefits, the full value of benefits attributable to military and volunteer service for Postal Service employees first employed after June 30, 1971, and a prorated share of the value of benefits attributable to military and volunteer service for Postal Service employees first employed before July 1, 1971; and (2) amortization schedules for liquidation of Postal supplemental pension benefit liability set with interest computed at the rate used in the most recent dynamic actuarial valuation of the Civil Service Retirement System.

Directs the United States Postal Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management each to prepare and submit to the President, Congress, and the General Accounting Office (GAO) by September 30, 2003, proposals detailing the extent to which the Department of the Treasury or the Postal Service should be responsible for funding benefits attributable to the military service of current and former Postal Service employees that, prior to enactment of this Act, were provided for under specified Federal civil service law. Requires GAO to evaluate and report on such proposals to specified congressional committees.

(Sec. 3) Requires that savings accruing to the Postal Service and attributable to FY 2003 and 2004 be used to reduce the postal debt.

Prohibits the Postal Service from incurring additional debt to offset the use of the savings to reduce the postal debt in FY 2003 and 2004.

Requires that: (1) savings attributable to FY 2005 be used to continue holding postage rates unchanged and to reduce the postal debt; and (2) savings attributable to any fiscal year after FY 2005 be considered Postal Service operating expenses and, until otherwise provided for by law, be held in escrow and not be obligated or expended.

Instructs the Postal Service to include in certain mandatory reports to Congress the amount applied toward reducing the postal debt and the size of such debt before and after the application of this Act during the period covered by the report.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the savings accruing to the Postal Service as a result of the enactment of this Act will be sufficient to allow the Postal Service to fulfill its commitment to hold postage rates unchanged until at least 2006; (2) because the Postal Service still faces substantial obligations related to postretirement health benefits for its current and former employees, some portion of those savings should be used to address the unfunded obligations; and (3) none of the savings should be used to pay bonuses to Postal Service executives.

Directs the Postal Service to submit to the President and Congress its proposal detailing how any savings accruing to it as a result of the enactment of this Act, and which are attributable to any fiscal year after FY 2005, should be expended. Requires GAO to evaluate such proposal for specified congressional committees, and Congress, after receiving both proposal and evaluation, to revisit the question of how the savings should be used.

Requires the Postmaster General to report to Congress how the Postal Service proposes to use any surplus determined by the Office of Management and Budget as of the end of FY 2025 or any earlier date by which all postal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System will have retired.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 108th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 424 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

424 yea0 nay11 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(200)

  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
  • Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
  • Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-7
  • Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
  • Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
  • Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
  • Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
  • Rep. Frank BallanceD-NC-1
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
  • Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
  • Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
  • Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
  • Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
  • Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
  • Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
  • Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
  • Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
  • Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
  • Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
  • Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
  • Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
  • Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
  • Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
  • Rep. Denise MajetteD-GA-4
  • Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
  • Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
  • Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
  • Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
  • Rep. Chris BellD-TX-25
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
  • Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
  • Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
  • Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
  • Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
  • Rep. David WuD-OR-1
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
  • Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
  • Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
  • Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
  • Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
  • Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
  • Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
  • Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
  • Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
  • Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
  • Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
  • Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
  • Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
  • Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
  • Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
  • Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
  • Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Ed CaseD-HI-2
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
  • Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
  • Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
  • Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
  • Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
  • Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
  • Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
  • Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-3
  • Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
  • Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
  • Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
  • Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
  • Rep. Rodney AlexanderD-LA-5
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5

Republicans who voted yea(224)

  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-2
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
  • Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-24
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
  • Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-27
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
  • Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
  • Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
  • Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-20
  • Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-29
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
  • Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Bill JanklowR-SD
  • Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-5
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
  • Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
  • Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
  • Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
  • Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
  • Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
  • Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
  • Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
  • Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
  • Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
  • Rep. Jeb BradleyR-NH-1
  • Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
  • Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
  • Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
  • Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
  • Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
  • Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
  • Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
  • Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
  • Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
  • Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
  • Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
  • Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-8
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
  • Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
  • Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
  • Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
  • Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
  • Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
  • Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-1
  • Rep. Max BurnsR-GA-12
  • Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
  • Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
  • Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
  • Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-50
  • Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
  • Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-22
  • Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
  • Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
  • Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
  • Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
  • Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
  • Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
  • Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
  • Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
  • Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
  • Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
  • Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
  • Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
  • Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
  • Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
  • Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
  • Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
  • Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
  • Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
  • Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
  • Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
  • Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-4
  • Rep. Katherine HarrisR-FL-13
  • Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
  • Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
  • Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
  • Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
  • Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
  • Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
  • Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
  • Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
  • Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
  • Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
  • Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
  • Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
  • Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
  • Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
  • Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
  • Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
  • Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
  • Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
  • Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
  • Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
  • Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
  • Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
  • Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
  • Rep. Bob BeauprezR-CO-7
  • Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
  • Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
  • Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-5
  • Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-6
  • Rep. Chris ChocolaR-IN-2
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
  • Rep. John LinderR-GA-7
  • Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
  • Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
  • Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
  • Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
  • Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
  • Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
  • Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
  • Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-48
  • Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
  • Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
  • Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-9
  • Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
  • Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-8
  • Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
  • Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
  • Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-10
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
  • Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
  • Rep. Marilyn MusgraveR-CO-4
  • Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
  • Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3
  • Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
  • Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24
  • Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
  • Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
  • Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
  • Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
  • Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
  • Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
  • Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
  • Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
  • Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2
  • Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
  • Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-6
Data notes

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Committees

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 735Related bill

    Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 24 actions.

  1. Apr 23, 2003Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-18.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Apr 11, 2003FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Apr 8, 2003FloorFloor · By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-35.
  5. FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 735 was laid on the table without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115).House roll call 115
  8. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 380.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered by a previous order of the House.
  11. FloorFloor · Consideration initiated by a previous order of the House.
  12. Apr 7, 2003FloorFloor · Mr. Linder asked unanimous consent That it be in order at anytime without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House, S. 380; that the bill be considered as read for amendment; that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage with…
  13. Apr 3, 2003FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  14. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  15. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Apr 2, 2003FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  17. FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
  18. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  19. Apr 1, 2003CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  21. Mar 5, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  22. Feb 12, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  23. CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2363-2364)
  24. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments

3 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up
  • H.Amdt. 58HouseRep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30· offered Apr 8, 2003Withdrawn

    An amendment printed in the Congressional Record striking a bill provision that requires the U.S. Postal Service to pay the pension costs related to the military service of postal employees covered by Civil Service Retirement System. Strik…

    Apr 8, 2003: By unanimous consent, the Waxman amendment was withdrawn.

    Withdrawn
  • H.Amdt. 57HouseRep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30· offered Apr 8, 2003No vote recorded

    An amendment printed in the Congressional Record will strike a provision that requires the U.S. Postal Serivce to pay the pension costs related to the military service of postal employees covered by Civil Service Retirement System. Strikin…

    Apr 8, 2003: House amendment offered

    Offered, no vote recorded
  • S.Amdt. 469SenateSen. Susan CollinsR-ME· offered Apr 2, 2003Agreed to

    To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United states Postal Service, and for other purposes.

    Apr 2, 2003: Amendment SA 469 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

    Agreed to
Data notes

Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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