H.R. 3617: POSTAL Act of 2017
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H.R. 3617: POSTAL Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
POSTAL Act of 2017
Plain summary
Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2017 or the POSTAL Act of 2017 This bill expands the specific powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the provision of basic financial services, including: (1) small-dollar loans; (2) checking accounts, interest-bearing savings accounts, and services relating to international money transfers, each of which may be provided by the USPS alone or in partnership with depository institutions and credit unions; (3) other basic financial services as appropriate in the public interest; and (4) the creation of a Postal Card that allows users to engage in such financial services.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · 17 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3617.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3617 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115