H.R. 961: United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013

Plain summary

United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), with respect to employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), to: (1) provide a new formula for calculating employee pension contributions using the normal-cost percentage method multiplied by the aggregate amount of basic pay payable to employees of USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and (2) provide for the use of excess FERS contributions to pay USPS debt obligations and make pension contributions.

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Official text

United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 169 cosponsors

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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and 109 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr961.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr961 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113