U.S. Congress - H.R.2309 CPR Act
H.R.2309 - CPR Act
To restore the financial solvency of the United States Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail. view all titles (4)
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- Short: CPR Act as introduced.
- Short: Commission on Postal Reorganization Act as introduced.
- Short: Postal Reform Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: To restore the financial solvency of the United States Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail. as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/23/2011--Introduced.Postal Reform Act of 2011 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the United States Postal Service (USPS) with respect to its reorganization, financial management, and workforce. Commission on Postal Reorganization Act or CPR Act - Establishes the Commission onOfficial Summary
6/23/2011--Introduced.Postal Reform Act of 2011 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the United States Postal Service (USPS) with respect to its reorganization, financial management, and workforce. Commission on Postal Reorganization Act or CPR Act - Establishes the Commission on Postal Reorganization. Requires USPS to develop and submit to the Commission a plan for the closure or consolidation of postal retail facilities, mail processing facilities, and USPS area and district offices. Requires the Commission to transmit such plan to Congress, publish it in the Federal Register, and hold public hearings. Requires USPS to implement the closure or consolidation of postal facilities and offices recommended by the Commission unless Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the Commission. Authorizes USPS to provide for five-day delivery of mail and make adjustments in the rural delivery of mail. Establishes the Postal Service Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority. Requires the USPS to submit to the Authority a financial plan and budget for each year that USPS is in a control period (a period which begins when the USPS has been in default with respect to any loans, bonds, notes, or other form of borrowing for at least 30 days). Grants certain powers to the Authority to act on behalf of USPS during a control period, including the power to renegotiate contracts and to submit recommendations to ensure compliance with USPS financial plans and budgets. Provides for the termination of a control period, subject to congressional approval. Revises provisions relating to the USPS workforce, including regarding:(1) redetermination of pay comparability,
(2) limitations on contributions to life and health insurance plains, and
(3) collective bargaining rights. Terminates the postal rate preference for national and state political committees. Reduces rate preferences for advertising by nonprofit organizations. Sets forth provisions for contracting of postal services, including the establishment of an advocate for competition. Requires the Postal Regulatory Commission and USPS to make noncompetitive purchase requests for any noncompetitive award of a postal contract publicly available on the Internet. Sets forth procedures for identifying and resolving ethical issues in the contracting process.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.2309
- Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
- National Taxpayers Union
Organizations Opposing H.R.2309
- American Postal Workers Union
- National Association of Letter Carriers
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Trim overhead and match postal reforms to financial reality
At the core, however, are rural jobs and the cultural role of local post offices. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has HR 2309, which also promotes five-day delivery, and would gradually eliminate discounts for nonprofits and their direct-mail campaigns.
Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery
The House bill is H.R. 2309. The Senate bill is S. 1789. --Editors: Bernard Kohn, Daniel Enoch To contact the reporter on this story: Angela Greiling Keane in Washington at agreilingkea@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this ...
Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery
The House bill is H.R. 2309. The Senate bill is S. 1789. --Editors: Bernard Kohn, Daniel Enoch To contact the reporter on this story: Angela Greiling Keane in Washington at agreilingkea@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this ...
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H.R. 3813 Update: New Hires to Pay More, Current Workers Still ...
The two are co-sponsors of H.R. 2309, a bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it. The committee approved H.R. 3813 in a party-line vote, 22-16, with Republicans voting in favor of the retirement cuts and ...
APWU Update: Congress Refuses to Tax the Rich, But New Postal ...
The two are co-sponsors of H.R. 2309, a bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it. The committee approved H.R. 3813 in a party-line vote, 22-16, with Republicans voting in favor of the retirement cuts and ...
APWU Update: Congress Refuses to Tax the Rich, But New Postal ...
The two are co-sponsors of H.R. 2309, a bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it. The committee approved H.R. 3813 in a party-line vote, 22-16, with Republicans voting in favor of the retirement cuts and ...
Latest Letters to Congress
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Sthein7478
February 03, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Minnesota. I support H.R.2309 - CPR Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I beilieve the US Post Office is a necessary part of our lives. What I don't think is necessary is delivery 6 days a week. We could go down to 5 days a week Tuesday-Saturday.
Sincerely,
Shannon Thein -
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greenwave78
February 02, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of New Jersey. I oppose H.R.2309 - CPR Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Mr. Issa has no intention to keep the Postat Service solvent, but to dissolve the service provided the United States for more than two hundred years. If it were not for the Postal Enhancement Accountabilty Act of 2006 the postal service situation would not b... -
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sxhmidog
January 31, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 22nd Congressional district of New York. I oppose H.R.2309 - CPR Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Schmidt
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