Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
Latest action · May 19, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
This bill addresses the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish, within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Postal Service Health Benefits Program for USPS employees and retirees and provides for coordinated enrollment of retirees under this program and Medicare. The bill repeals the requirement that the USPS annually prepay future retirement health benefits.
Additionally, the USPS may establish a program to enter into agreements with an agency of any state government, local government, or tribal government, and with other government agencies, to provide certain nonpostal products and services that reasonably contribute to the costs of the USPS and meet other specified criteria.
The USPS must develop and maintain a publicly available dashboard to track service performance and must report regularly on its operations and financial condition.
The bill requires mail delivery to occur at least six days a week.
The Postal Regulatory Commission must annually submit to the USPS a budget of its expenses. It must also conduct a study to identify the causes and effects of postal inefficiencies relating to flats (e.g., large envelopes).
The USPS Office of Inspector General shall perform oversight of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2021 to Sep 23, 2021; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 28, 2021 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 23, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 19, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-1 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE U.S. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SECTORS436 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 25, 2021 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47164 | U.S. Employment-Based Immigration Policy | Report | Nov 19, 2024 |
| IN11687 | Postal Reform Legislation in the 117th Congress: Operational Transparency and Performance Provisions Archived | Insight | Jun 2, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3076 | Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 | Related bill | Apr 6, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Postal Service Reform Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- USPS Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Postal Regulatory Commission
- Postal service
- Public participation and lobbying
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
- U.S. Postal Service
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
