House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 5, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 961.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H5347-H5349):Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,718 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 961, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/961
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7948325daf5125728f3885ea9b045ee14cab068e00b252c5110b1a51f49a799d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 961, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
169 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 158 Democrats, 1 independent
10 of 169 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and 139 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.