Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 repealed USPS's retiree health prefunding mandate, moved future postal retirees toward Medicare, and wrote six-day mail and package delivery into law.
What it requires
Signed April 6, 2022, the Act repealed the 2006 requirement to prefund retiree health benefits and canceled past-due payments, created a Postal Service Health Benefits Program with Medicare enrollment for eligible future retirees, and required USPS to maintain an integrated network delivering mail and packages at least six days a week. It also required a public online dashboard of service performance and allowed USPS to provide certain nonpostal services to state and local governments.
Why it matters
The Act stabilized USPS finances and locked in six-day package delivery in an integrated network, which supports USPS as a parcel carrier for e-commerce. Shippers can check USPS's public service performance data by region, which helps when setting delivery promises. For example, a fulfillment center deciding whether to promise three-day delivery at checkout can compare regional USPS performance before choosing carriers by zone. The six-day requirement also means Saturday delivery is part of USPS's standard network rather than a premium option.
Events
Related laws
Sources
- H.R.3076, Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, Congress.gov congress.gov
- Bill signed: H.R. 3076, The White House, April 6, 2022 bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov
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