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To provide financial stability to the United States Postal Service during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes. This bill provides additional funding to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill appropriates $25 billion to the USPS for its Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone due to COVID-19 and $15 billion for its Office of Inspector General. The bill requires the USPS, during the pandemic, to prioritize the purchase of, and make available to all USPS employees and facilities, personal protective equipment and to conduct additional cleaning and sanitizing of USPS facilities and delivery vehicles. The Office of Inspector General shall (1) conduct oversight, audits, and investigations of projects and activities carried out with appropriated funds; and (2) initiate an audit of the use of such appropriations and report to Congress.

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Carolyn Maloney (D)*,  Cindy Axne (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Anthony Brindisi (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  John Garamendi (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  John Katko (R),  Peter King (R),  David Loebsack (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Jim McGovern (D),  David McKinley (R),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Max Rose (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Don Young (R), 

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 05/26/2020)

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