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To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends postal law to require the United States Postal Service to provide advance notice to the Postal Regulatory Commission when it proposes changes that will generally affect postal service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis. The Postal Service must submit a proposed change to the Commission for an advisory opinion within a reasonable time before the change takes effect. The Postal Service must also post notices of the change in affected postal facilities, with notices remaining posted for at least 30 days after the change goes into effect. The notices must include details of the change, implementation timelines, anticipated impacts on postal services, public meeting information, contact details for public comment, and other helpful resources. This requirement ensures the public and the Postal Regulatory Commission receive advance notification of significant nationwide postal service changes.
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- Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Instituting Notification Formalities On Reorganizing Mail Act of 2025” or the “INFORM Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING NOTICES RELATING TO CHANGES IN NATURE OF POSTAL SERVICES.
Section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “The” and inserting “In General.—The”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting “Change in Nature of Postal Services.—” before “When”; and
(B) by striking “When” and all that follows, and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of postal services which will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall—
“(A) submit a proposed change, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of the change, to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an advisory opinion on the change; and
“(B) on the date such proposed change is submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission, post a notice of the change within affected storefront postal facilities, to remain posted for no fewer than 30 days after the change has gone into effect, and such notice shall include—
“(i) relevant details of the change;
“(ii) associated timelines related to the implementation of the change;
“(iii) anticipated impacts on nationwide postal services;
“(iv) details of any public meetings and opportunities for public comment;
“(v) contact information for public comment; and
“(vi) other helpful resources as deemed necessary by the Postal Service.”;
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2) of subsection (b); and
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by inserting “Hearing and opinion of commission.—” before “The Commission”; and
(B) by striking “proposal” and inserting “proposed change”. <all>
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