Laws + Regulations

US House of Representatives Passes Sweeping, Bipartisan Postal Service Overhaul Bill
February 15, 2022 at 7:22 pm

In an unusual show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the sweeping Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) last Tuesday by a 342-92 vote, clearing the way for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reform legislation to move on to the U.S. Senate, where a companion bill (S 1720) already has similar bipartisan support...

Keep US Posted Campaign Launches to Advocate for U.S. Postal Service Reform
October 12, 2021 at 2:23 pm

In the shadow of the largest postage hike in more than a decade and official service delays affecting First Class mail as of Oct. 1, a new campaign called “Keep US Posted” is being launched. Keep US Posted will engage Americans in advocating for postal policy that preserves essential services, while accentuating the way our mail system...

President Biden’s ‘Path Out of the Pandemic’ Plan: Small Business & Economy
September 21, 2021 at 5:52 pm

The heavy hitting headlines coming out of President Biden’s address on his Administration’s efforts to find a path out of the pandemic focused on OSHA’s pending Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccines for certain employers. Action item No. 5 of the six-point Path Out of the Pandemic plan unveiled on Sept. 9 garnered less attention, but is still worthy...

The CDC Issues New Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
August 3, 2021 at 5:23 pm

On July 27, 2021, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new recommendations for vaccinated people in the continuing effort to control the spread of COVID-19. The CDC updated recommendations do not...

Senate Gets Into the Postal Reform Game; Has Strong Bipartisan Support
May 20, 2021 at 5:26 pm

On the heels of last week’s House action on postal reform, the Senate this week got into the game by introducing companion legislation, the Postal Reform Act of 2021, to address USPS financial, service and transparency reforms. This bipartisan legislation, led by Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peter...