NAPS Leg/Reg Update – March 26, 2012 False Start for Postal Reform in the Senate It looked like a cinch that postal reform would be coming to the Senate floor this week. Now it doesn’t. That’s because Senate lawmakers on both sides decided Monday that they’d rather score points telling their constitutents back home over […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors NAPS Leg/Reg Update – February 15, 2012 Democratic Senators Urge Improvements in Postal Bill A group of 27 Democratic Senators on Tuesday called for “significant improvements” to strengthen the Senate postal bill (S. 1789) that awaits floor action. The improvements mirror those sought by NAPS. The overture by more […]
NAPS Leg/Reg Update – Jan. 5, 2011 The 112th Congress Convenes. The new Congress convenes today. All Members of the House (including 94 House freshmen) and the Senate (including 16 new Senators) will be sworn in and legislative work will begin. The House will elect John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker and adopt procedural rules governing […]
by Bruce Moyer, NAPS Legislative Counsel National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative & Regulatory Update Sept. 30, 2010 Postal Service Suffers Three Stinging Defeats One of the most troubling weeks in Washington for the United States Postal Service is coming to an end, with three major setbacks. The first two came on Capitol Hill, as […]