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 first significant reform for the Postal Service since the…
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…
Currently the USPS cannot ship beer, wine, or distilled spirits based on an outdated Prohibition ban.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 – The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is intended to…
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…
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 Coalition and Jim Sauber, Chief of Staff, National Association of…
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 that sought to relieve financial pressure on the USPS resulting…
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 the operations and finances of the United States Postal Service…
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 remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is…
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 additional means of increasing their value. In addition the group discussed the…