HR-3077 : Still Just a Bill

Postal Service Improvement Act

This bill requires mail-in ballots for federal elections to meet certain design and tracking requirements and revises authority to provide parental leave to postal employees.

Specifically, each mail-in ballot must be carried or delivered in an envelope that

  • contains a USPS barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot,
  • satisfies USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and for machinable (i.e., able to be processed using USPS equipment) letters, and
  • includes the official election mail logo.

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

The bill also provides paid parental leave to officers and employees of the USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-05-13CommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.House committee actions
2021-05-13CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2021-05-11IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.House floor actions
2021-05-11IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
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Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
See Subjects
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Employee leave
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Postal Regulatory Commission
  • Postal service
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • U.S. Postal Service

Related Bills

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