Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-86

Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

S. 678Introduced Mar 20, 2003Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Sep 30, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 20, 2003
Committee actionJun 17, 2003
Passed SenateJul 29, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 16, 2003 · 426–0
To the PresidentSep 18, 2003
Became lawSep 30, 2003

Latest action: Sep 30, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-86.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 678.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 678, Postmasters Equity Act of 2003” on June 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2003 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14563
CBO publication date
June 24, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 678, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/678
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 678, Postmasters Equity Act of 2003” on June 24, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 17, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14563
CBO publication date
June 24, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 678, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/678
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 108-112 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 25, 2003.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 25, 2003 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/112
Congress.gov bill record
S. 678, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/678
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

39 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 25 Democrats, 2 independents

14 of 39 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and 9 more.

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.