# 116-hr-6425: Protect Our Post Offices Act

116-hr-6425, Protect Our Post Offices Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6425
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protect Our Post Offices Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 106
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Our Post Offices Act This bill appropriates $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service, to remain available through FY2022 for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic. The appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

## Cosponsors (106)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6425 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6425)

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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
- [116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-51)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
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