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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
The INFORM Act of 2025 would amend federal postal law to require the United States Postal Service to provide advance notice and public comment opportunities when making nationwide or substantially nationwide changes to postal services. When the USPS proposes such changes, it must submit the proposal to the Postal Regulatory Commission for an advisory opinion and post notices in affected postal facilities. The notices must remain posted for at least 30 days after implementation and include details about the change, implementation timeline, anticipated impacts, public meeting information, contact details for comments, and other relevant resources. The requirement ensures the public has transparency and opportunity to comment on significant changes to postal services nationwide.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Rounds’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $30,350
- NULL $26,450
- APOLLO $19,250
- ROCKET MORTGAGE $15,700
- APOLLO MGMT. $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Mar 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Mar 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2025
Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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 not 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 relating 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 determined 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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