# 117-hr-8781: Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

117-hr-8781, Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8781
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act This bill directs the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and potentially modify the market-dominant ratemaking system rules in light of the USPS Fairness Act, which canceled unpaid U.S. Postal Service obligations.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-8781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8781)

## Related
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hres-404: Expressing support for the designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awarenes…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-404)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-2244: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2244)
- [117-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-82)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8781 (as of 2025-11-18).