Working to improve the efficiency of the US Postal Service, the US Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced March 8, the passage of bipartisan legislation to improve the efficiency of delivery delays.

In a news release:

The Senate passed the bipartisan legislation to help bolster the US Postal Service’s long-term financial stability to address delivery delays and operational reforms.

“Minnesotans rely on the Postal Service to access their prescriptions, receive their paychecks, and remain connected to family and friends. But for too long, the Postal Service has been hampered by burdensome requirements that lead to inefficiencies and delays, despite the best efforts of our postal workers,” said Klobuchar,. “I was proud to cosponsor this legislation with a bipartisan group of my colleagues to help make the Postal Service more efficient, transparent, and accountable. Now that it has passed the Senate, we are one step closer to ensuring the Postal Service has the resources it needs to continue providing reliable delivery service to communities across Minnesota.”

The legislation was sent to President Joe Biden’s desk to be considered for signing into law.

The Postal Service Reform Act would eliminate the pre-funding requirement that has hurt the Postal Service financially and integrate postal worker retirees’ health care with Medicare.

It would also require the Postal Service to maintain its standard of delivering at least six days a week. Improve transparency of Postal Service operations to both customers and Congress by requiring the publication of easily accessible local weekly service data on the Postal Service website, as well as regular and detailed reporting to Congress on Postal Service finances and operations.

Included in the bill are additional provisions for Postal Service effectiveness, accountability and growth.

Together, these two reforms would create more than $49 billion in savings for the Postal Service over the next ten years.