US Congress House Bill 5179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions, and Lending Act of 2014 or the POSTAL Act of 2014 - 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.

POSTAL Act of 2014

Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5179/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5179/BILLS-113hr5179ih.pdf