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111th Congress > House > Vote 700

Date: September 15, 2009

Result: 414-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 702

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Government Organization

Sponsor: ISSA, Darrell (R-CA)

Bill number: HR3137

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Allows the United States Postal Service (USPS) to accept monetary donations for the funding of plaques in connection with the commemorative designation of postal facilities. Requires the USPS to provide for a plaque after a law has been enacted for such designation and sufficient amounts have been received. Allows, with the donor's consent, use of amounts received in excess of those needed for funding a plaque for any other such designated facility. Prohibits construing this Act to: (1) affect the authority of the USPS regarding requirements concerning the design, placement, and limitation on costs relating to commemorative plaques, so long as the requirements are applied uniformly; or (2) limit, supersede, or render inapplicable any other authority or duty of the USPS regarding the commemorative designation of a facility or the funding, commissioning, or installation of a plaque in connection with such a designation.

Bill titles: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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