Peggy Frank Memorial Act

Bill: 116-hr-1299
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-02-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Lighting, heating, cooling

Motor vehicles

Postal service

U.S. Postal Service
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Peggy Frank Memorial Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires, by three years after this bill's enactment, that any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be modified to include an air conditioning unit.</p> <p>The USPS may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle unless that vehicle has an air conditioning unit.</p><ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1299 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2019 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself and Mr. Raskin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United States Postal Service have an air conditioning unit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Peggy Frank Memorial Act . 2. Requiring Postal Service delivery vehicles to have air conditioning units (a) Current vehicles (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United States Postal Service as of that date shall be modified to include an air conditioning unit. (2) Annual report The Postmaster General shall submit a progress report to Congress not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until the modifications required under this subsection are complete. (b) Future vehicles On or after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle for use by the United States Postal Service unless that vehicle has an air conditioning unit.