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119-s-1065119th CongressWALLET

INFORM Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Requires public notice and a Postal Regulatory Commission advisory opinion before any postal service change that affects service nationwide or substantially nationwide. The bill would force the Postal Service to publish clear details, timelines, contact info, and public meeting opportunities in affected storefronts and to seek an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission before those broad changes take effect.

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  • Families and mail-dependent households would get formal chances to comment and attend public meetings about major service changes. This gives communities a clearer voice in decisions that affect delivery and access.
  • Postal workers would receive clearer timelines and published details about planned changes, helping local managers plan staffing and routes during transitions.
  • Postal Service leadership would face a new administrative step of submitting a proposed change to the Postal Regulatory Commission and posting required notices in affected facilities.
  • The Postal Regulatory Commission would have a formalized “hearing and opinion” role for nationwide or substantially nationwide changes, creating an official advisory checkpoint and public record.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

U.S. Postal Service nationwide notice rule

This bill would require the U.S. Postal Service to tell the Postal Regulatory Commission before any change it believes will generally affect service nationwide or substantially nationwide. On the day the Postal Service submits that proposed change, it would also have to post a notice inside affected post office storefronts. The notice would have to stay posted for at least 30 days after the change takes effect. Notices would have to list the change, implementation timelines, expected impacts on nationwide service, any public meetings and comment opportunities, how to send comments, and other helpful resources the Postal Service chooses.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 3/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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