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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today voted to improve mail delivery across Pennsylvania and strengthen the U.S. Postal Service with the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. By saving billions in funding, increasing performance transparency, and creating new sources of revenue, this bipartisan legislation will strengthen the financial footing of the USPS so it can continue to deliver reliable, on-time mail service to Pennsylvanians who rely on the Postal Service to receive hard-earned paychecks, lifesaving prescriptions, tax returns, and more.

“For as long as our nation has existed, the U.S. Postal Service has played a critical role in the function of our country,” said Rep. Scanlon. “Yet, decades of underinvestment and onerous financial restrictions have undermined this essential public service. I’ve heard from hundreds of constituents about the problems they’ve had with the Postal Service, all asking ‘What is Congress doing to fix it?’ I’m proud to say that, with today’s passage of the Postal Service Reform Act, the House has taken necessary bipartisan action to strengthen the USPS, support our postal workers, and preserve reliable, nationwide mail service for generations to come.”

Fifteen years ago, Congress saddled the Postal Service with a financial burden that no other federal agency or private business must bear — requiring the USPS to prefund 75 years of retiree benefits. Since then, the USPS has struggled to meet that obligation due to a combination of changing mail trends and growing delivery obligations. 

The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 enacts several overdue changes to address these financial challenges, improve mail delivery, and support postal workers and retirees, including:

• Welcoming all future postal retirees into Medicare, delivering quality health care to our committed public servants while saving the Postal Service $22.6 billion over the next decade.
• Repealing a burdensome requirement forcing the Postal Service to prefund retirees’ health care 75 years in advance, saving $27 billion over the next decade.
• Promoting reliable delivery and transparency through a public-facing, online dashboard featuring national and local level service performance data.
• Codifying the Postal Service’s longtime tradition of delivering mail and packages six days per week. 
• Allowing the Postal Service to raise additional revenues by offering non-commercial property and services to state, local, and tribal governments.

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