HR 2748 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Postal Reform Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-07-19· Sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 564.(2015-01-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Postal Reform Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the governance, workforce, and financing of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Title I: Postal Service Modernization - Authorizes USPS to establish a general, nationwide mail delivery schedule of five days per week that does not result in nondelivery of mail for more than two consecutive days, including as a result of federal holidays. Requires USPS, until December 31, 2018, to provide domestic competitive product service six days per week to each street address that was scheduled to receive package service six days per week as of September 30, 2012. Declares that it is USPS policy to use the most cost-effective primary mode of mail delivery feasible for postal patrons. Requires USPS to implement a program to provide a primary mode of mail delivery other than door delivery to residential and business addresses. Provides for the phaseout of door delivery in favor of centralized or curbside delivery, with a waiver allowing door delivery in cases of physical hardship. Requires USPS, by not later than September 30, 2022, to convert not less than 30 million of the door delivery points existing on December 31, 2012, to…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013

Jun 23, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 24, 2013

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans