March 8, 2022 – By a vote of 79-19 the US Senate has passed postal reform legislation. The bill, designed to eliminate much of the Postal Service’s debt and restructure some of its operations, is now awaiting the signature of President Biden. This legislation is…
The AUSPL PAC continues to prove its value by getting AUSPL leadership in front of legislators involved in postal reform AUSPL President Mark Dattel and Harry Glenn met on Monday, May 17 with Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Senator Peters gave…
Currently the USPS cannot ship beer, wine, or distilled spirits based on an outdated Prohibition ban.
May 11, 2021 Representative Carolyn Maloney, NY-12, Chair of the House Oversight Committee introduced two bills targeting improvements in USPS operations. Representative Maloney gave AUSPL Hill Day participants a preview of her postal reform bills at the virtual luncheon on May 11. HR 3076 –…
December 14, 2020. AUSPL leadership and members met today with Rep. Gerald Connolly to discuss the prospects for postal reform legislation in the 117th Congress starting in January of 2021. Rep. Connolly stressed the importance of postal facilities in rural America, their roles as vital…
By: Van Carver, Van Scoyoc Associates Wednesday, June 3, 2020 a virtual forum was held by Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Witnesses included John McHugh (former Member of Congress), Chairman of The Package…
April 2020 As the USPS continues to struggle financially, its difficulties are being significantly compounded by a sharp decline in mail volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The House version of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), H.R. 748, included provisions…
PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ISSUES REPORT ON THE USPS In April of 2018, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force on the United States Postal System (the “Task Force”) and charged the Task Force with the tasks of evaluating…
July 16. A bi-partisan group of Representatives led by Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts has proposed House Resolution 993. The Resolution proposes to express “the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service…
Members of the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System met in May 2018 with AUSPL leadership at the U.S. Treasury Department. They discussed the value of rural post offices. AUSPL members advised the Task Force on ways these facilities benefit their communities, and…
On December 29, 2017 President was again in the news for tweeting. This time his target was the USPS and the prices given to Amazon which are “making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer,” according to the tweet. In an L.A. Times…
Register now for AUSPL’s next visit to Capitol Hill on March 13-15, 2018! Concerned about knowing what to say? We’ve got you covered! Training will be held on the afternoon of March 13. Congressional Visits and Luncheon in the Capitol Building on March 14. And in case you…
On Tuesday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) the House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on H.R. 756. The purpose of the hearing is to examine the need for a timely and comprehensive postal reform bill, and to discuss provisions that stakeholders believe are…
On January 31, 2017, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders introduced the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, H.R. 756. The bill is a reintroduction of H. R. 5714, which was introduced by Chairman Jason Chaffetz in the prior Congress. H.R. 756 has a…
At a meeting of the House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz told committee members that the Committee will make postal reform a top priority for the new 115th Session of Congress. Chairman Chaffetz authored HR 5714, a comprehensive postal reform bill introduced in the previous…
On September 28, 2016, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced Senate Bill 3452 (“S. 3452”), titled the “Post Office Discontinuance Accountability Act of 2016.” The Bill is co-sponsored by Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…