# 116-hr-8109: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020

116-hr-8109, Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8109
- Congress: 116
- Title: Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
- Introduced: 2020-08-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act This bill restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; (2) prohibits the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a political party; and (3) restricts nominees for Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General to those who have not engaged in political activities in the four years prior to their appointments.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8109 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8109)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
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