Author: Steve Kearney

July 7, 2016 When the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked for comments on its discussion draft of a new postal reform bill, the Alliance teamed up with several leading associations in the nonprofit mailing community to ensure its voice would be heard. These groups made sure their members knew about the draft bill…

The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, representing the mailers of one-tenth of all U.S. Mail since 1980, respectfully submit these comments on draft postal legislation released June 15, 2016. We appreciate the Committee’s hard work on postal reform, and believe with the changes suggested below we could support the legislation unreservedly. Sec. 207—Market Dominant Rates (pp.83-84)—We…

Stakeholders Voice Concerns Over Latest Postal Reform Efforts By Eric Katz June 28, 2016 House lawmakers earlier this month introduced a measure with bipartisan support to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, and expressed optimism the draft bill would finally clear the hurdles that have prevented similar legislation from becoming law for several years running. The…

MailSmart Logistics blog post on centralized delivery section of draft bill Legislation Aims to Stop Delivering Mail to Your Door! June 29, 2016 A postal reform bill containing multiple options to improve the profitability of the U.S. Postal Service is being considered by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  While the mailing industry is…

Alliance notes—click the links to read the stories July 7, 2016 Multibriefs: Second half of 2016 may deliver big changes for the mailing industry Federal News Radio: Gary Reblin: USPS offers range of new products, including Informed Delivery Credit Union Times: Expand Dodd-Frank, Allow USPS to Offer Banking Services, Dems Say The Globe and Mail:…

  Much to concern mailers in draft postal bill June 22, 2016 As we previously reported, five members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a discussion draft of a possible postal reform bill. They are inviting comments here through June 29, after which they expect to introduce a bill by July 15.…

PMG statement withholds support for the moment June 22, 2016 PMG Megan Brennan released the following statement about the draft bill: “I thank the leadership of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for introducing a bipartisan postal reform discussion draft. This is an important step toward enacting meaningful postal reform. We will carefully review today’s…