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…