In addition to advocating for regulatory reform of the Delivering for America plan, Keep US Posted is urging support for the “USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability for the U.S. Act” (or USPS SERVES US Act).
The bill, introduced by Congressman Sam Graves (R-Mo.), would give the Postal Regulatory Commission the power to stop onerous stamp hikes and mail delays, limit price increases to once per-year, and institute other reforms aimed at accountability, efficiency and success like creating an autonomous Office of Customer Advocate to hear Americans’ concerns and protect the public.
While that bill is still far from being enacted into law, the Postal Regulatory Commission is also considering a proposed rule, filed in June, which would limit USPS to only raising prices once per year.
Under this proposal, USPS would be limited to no more than one price adjustment of general applicability for market dominant products “per fiscal year from October 1, 2025, through October 1, 2030, unless such rate adjustment filings only include rate decreases or are de minimis [minimal] increases.”
