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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 12, 2003
Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003 - Amends Federal civil service law to revise the formula for funding benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for U.S. Postal Service employees, including Postal supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.Mandates that savings accruing to the Postal Service as a result of this Act be used to reduce the postal debt as the Secretary of the Treasury shall specify.Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the savings accruing to the Postal Service as a result of this Act will be sufficient to allow the Postal Service to fulfill its commitment to hold postage rates unchanged until at least 2006; (2) because the Postal Service still faces substantial obligations related to postretirement health benefits for its current and former employees, some portion of those savings should be used to address the unfunded obligations; and (3) none of the savings should be used to pay bonuses to Postal Service executives.
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Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Became Public Law No: 108-18.
Became Public Law No: 108-18.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-35.
By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-35.
A similar measure H.R. 735 was laid on the table without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H2902-2903)
House roll call 115 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115).(text: CR H2902-2903)
House roll call 115 · Individual votesDEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 380.
Considered by a previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H2901-2909)
Consideration initiated by a previous order of the House.
Mr. Linder asked unanimous consent That it be in order at anytime without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House, S. 380; that the bill be considered as read for amendment; that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except for 1) one hour of debate; 2) a specified amendment by Mr. Waxman which, if offered, shall be considered as read, debatable for ten minutes, shall not be subject to amendment or demand for division of the question; and 3) one motion to recommit with or without instructions; and that following passage of S. 380, H.R. 735 shall be laid upon the table. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H2836)
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4726-4729; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4726-4728)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2364-2365)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2363-2364)
Introduced in Senate
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