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 a preview of the postal reform legislation being prepared by…
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 General – the full number named by statute 39 U.S.…
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 – The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is intended to…
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 respect to residential housing units, and for other purposes. Introduced…
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 take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States…
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 117th Session of Congress. The Resolution reads in part, “Expressing…
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 purposes.” The second, H.R. 1582 introduced 3-3-2021, would “clarify and…
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 community centers, and their unique potential for provision of additional…