In 2010, the Postal Service sought to end Saturday mail delivery, which it estimated would save approximately $3 billion per year. However, as the economy has improved and postal reform legislation has stalled in Congress, the USPS has backed away from its insistence on five-day delivery.
Instead, the Postal Service is concentrating on optimizing its business as mail volume continues to decline and the number of delivery addresses increases. In 2007, 212.2 billion pieces of mail were delivered to 148.0 million addresses. In 2014,155.4 billion pieces of mail were delivered to 153.9 million addresses.
Congress continues to oppose cutting Saturday mail service. In January 2015, Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) co-sponsored a House Resolution that would support the USPS in maintaining Saturday delivery. The resolution currently has 200 co-sponsors and is expected to reach 218, which would be a House majority. Rep. Connolly also serves on the House subcommittee which oversees the Postal Service. He has said ending Saturday delivery is not part of ongoing postal reform discussions.