# 119-hr-3004: USPS SERVES US Act

119-hr-3004, USPS SERVES US Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3004
- Congress: 119
- Title: USPS SERVES US Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Modernize USPS regulation and finances.** This bill would tighten pricing and service rules, create a Customer Advocate, and let Treasury invest up to 25 percent of available retiree health fund assets in index funds. - Households and businesses would face a CPI-based rate framework with a floor, no more than one rate change per year for market-dominant products, and limits on "underwater" surcharges for loss-making classes. - Mail users would gain enforceable, transparent service performance targets, faster complaint and adjudication timelines, mandatory explanations and hearings for service changes, and a new Office of the Customer Advocate to represent customers. - Postal employees and retirees would see governance and investment changes. An Investment Committee made up of Treasury, the USPS Board, the Thrift Board, and two presidential appointees (3-year terms) would oversee investing up to 25 percent of available Fund assets in index funds, with annual audits and reports to Congress.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Caps on USPS price hikes: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would cap annual price increases for market‑dominant mail at the 12‑month CPI‑U change minus 0.5 percentage points. USPS could raise these prices only once every 12 months. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) could set a different single‑year limit, but it must explain why.…
- Stronger USPS watchdog and faster reviews: benefit, high. If enacted, this would create an Office of the Customer Advocate at the PRC to speak for the public in cases about mail rates and service. The PRC could require USPS to justify service changes in a public hearing when a plan implies a change. The PRC’s decision would go to the USPS Board of Governo…
- Invest part of USPS retiree fund: mixed, high. If enacted, the Treasury would invest 25% of available Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund assets in index funds. The share could rise to 30% no earlier than five years after the 2019 law, if the Investment Committee approves. Investments would use professional managers and aim to track the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3004 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3004)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3004 (as of 2026-04-21).