H.R. 5919: To grant the Postmaster General the authority to implement up to 12 non-mail delivery days each fiscal year for the United States Postal Service.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To grant the Postmaster General the authority to implement up to 12 non-mail delivery days each fiscal year for the United States Postal Service.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Postmaster General to declare up to 12 non-mail delivery days for the Postal Service in each fiscal year. Requires the Postmaster General to submit to the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service a report that lists when each non-mail delivery day will occur. Bars such a declaration from being effective unless the non-mail delivery day occurs on a day that is: (1) other than a Sunday; and (2) not a legal public holiday or any other day declared to be a holiday by federal statute or executive order.

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Official text

To grant the Postmaster General the authority to implement up to 12 non-mail delivery days each fiscal year for the United States Postal Service.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5919.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111