# 119-s-1002: Deliver for Democracy Act

119-s-1002, Deliver for Democracy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1002
- Congress: 119
- Title: Deliver for Democracy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Ties future periodical postage increases to measurable on-time delivery performance.** The bill allows additional USPS rate authority for periodicals only if on-time delivery for periodicals is 95 percent in the relevant year or improves by at least 2 percentage points from a nearby baseline.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual newspaper delivery performance reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Postmaster General would publish a yearly public report on periodical service progress. The report must show on-time delivery for in-county and out-of-county newspaper mail at each delivery unit. The Postmaster General must ask stakeholders for feedback. If single-piece data is not…
- Limits on periodical postage hikes: benefit, low. If enacted, the Postal Regulatory Commission would change a rule within one year. After that, USPS could not get authority to raise periodical postage for the next fiscal year unless it met delivery targets. The targets are 95% on-time delivery or at least a 2 percentage-point improvement versus th…
- GAO study on periodical pricing: mixed, low. If enacted, the Comptroller General would study alternative pricing and other options to help periodicals and other USPS products that lose money. The study must evaluate likely impacts of those options. The GAO must send a report to two congressional committees within two years of enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-1002 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1002)

## Related
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1002 (as of 2025-12-21).