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115-hr-3617115th Congress

POSTAL Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

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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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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

LA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2017

  • JOHN CONYERS

    MI • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2017

  • Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2017

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2017

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2017

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 8/4/2017

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 8/4/2017

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/1/2017

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2017

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2018

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/15/2018

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/20/2018

  • SUSAN DAVIS

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/11/2018

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2018

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2018

  • Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 5/23/2018

Roll Call Votes

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