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H.R. 22: United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

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H.R. 22: United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 701 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR22 (2009-09-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

Plain summary

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 - Reduces the amount the United States Postal Service must pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund by September 30, 2009, from $5.4 billion to $1.4 billion.

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Official text

United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · 339 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 22, United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 (2009-07-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 22, United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 (2009-07-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 22, United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 (2009-09-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 22, United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 (2009-09-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 279 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr22 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111