Postal Service Reform Act of 2022

Lawmakers grill Postal Service on Oshkosh truck purchase

A top U.S. Postal Service official defended the agency’s electric delivery truck contract from vehicle maker Oshkosh Defense despite calls by Democratic lawmakers to decarbonize the postal fleet faster.

Testifying at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday, Victoria Stephen, executive director of the Postal Service’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program, claimed that the 50,000 truck order placed on March 24 — of which 10,019 will be battery electric —...

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Senate passes postal reform, bill heads to White House

Legislation providing a long-sought lifeline to the struggling U.S. Postal Service passed the Senate on Tuesday and now moves to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.

The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which passed the House in February with overwhelming bipartisan support, eliminates an onerous health care pre-funding requirement for postal workers that the agency has stated would have been the biggest driver of an estimated $160 billion loss over the next decade.

But by abolishing...

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