PMG DeJoy Testifies to House Oversight Committee
Rep. Balint asked, Will your plan result in reductions to retail operations?”
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The USPS Announces Plan to Have 66,000 Electric Vehicles by 2028
December 20, 2022 The USPS has spent several years working on replacing the current old fleet of vehicles. On December 20 the USPS announced plans to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles as part of its 106,000 vehicle acquisition plan for deliveries between…
The Postal Service Reform Act is Signed by President Biden
President Biden signs the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
US Postal Service Outlines Support for Postal Service Reform Act
In a fact sheet released March 11, 2022, the USPS outlined its support for the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) recently passed in the House and Senate. Estimated financial benefits to the USPS are a savings of $44 billion over the next 10 years. This…
Senate Passes Postal Service Reform Act
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…
House Votes on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
On February 8, 2022 the U.S. House of Representatives considered and voted on Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s Postal Service Reform Act of 2021. At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer…
Federal Government Employs USPS to Distribute At-Home Covid Tests
Federal government to distribute at-home Covid Test kits through US Postal Service
Postal Reform Bill In Senate
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…
USPS Has Complete Board of Governors
On May 28 the Senate approved the nomination of Anton Haijar to the USPS Board of Governors. Mr. Haijar is a former General Counsel of the American postal Workers Union. The Board now has nine appointed governors plus the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster…
Postal Reform Legislation Takes a Step Forward
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 –…
Postal Bills and Resolutions Before 117th Session of Congress
House Of Representatives. Postal Bills and Resolutions introduced in the 117th Session of Congress Bills: HR 1102: To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish rules and procedures for the United States Postal Service regarding the use of centralized delivery of the mail with…
Rep. Stephen Lynch Seeks to Continue USPS as a Federal Agency
On January 13, 2021 Representative Stephen Lynch introduced House Resolution 47, which seeks to avoid privatization of the US Postal Service. The Resolution has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. The Resolution reads, “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should…
Rep. McKinley Introduces Resolution to Improve Delivery Standards
Effective February 2021 Representative David McKinley, WV-1 introduced Resolution – HR 119 to encourage Congress to restore US Postal Service delivery standards to July 1, 2012 levels. Rep. McKinley has introduced a Resolution with the same goal in the 114th, 115th, 116th and now the…
Postal Bills Introduced in House of Representatives
March 8, 2021 Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chair of the House Oversight Committee, has introduced two postal related bills. The first, H.R. 1307, introduced 2-24-2021, would “amend Title 39 of the US Code to require mail-in-ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other…
Rep. Connolly and AUSPL Discuss Postal Reform Legislation
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…