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Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect the cost of benefits provided solely to the USPS risk pool. To obtain or continue federal coverage, Medicare-eligible postal retirees must be enrolled in part A (Hospital Insurance) and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Each plan must provide Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) prescription drug benefits. The USPS must establish a Medicare Education Program to notify USPS retirees and employees about the health plans and answer inquiries about Medicare enrollment. (Sec. 102) The USPS's annual prefunding payments to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (PSRHBF) must be recomputed each year based on economic and actuarial methods to liquidate 100% of the USPS's actuarial liability by September 30, 2055. The bill cancels the unpaid final 6 of 10 prefunding payments that the USPS was obligated to pay into the fund from August 1, 2012, to September 30, 2016. The government's health benefit contributions to be paid up to the amount in the PSRHBF for USPS retirees since July 1, 1971, shall be the difference between a carrier's costs of providing health services to an individual and the amount withheld from the individual's annuity or paid by the individual. The USPS shall pay any remaining amount. (Sec. 103) The OPM must use postal-specific demographic and economic assumptions in its valuations of the USPS's Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension accounts. Under CSRS and FERS, any projected USPS funding surpluses shall be returned to the USPS through amortized annual installments. (Currently, the OPM uses federal government-wide assumptions.) (Sec. 104) Postal retirees not previously enrolled in Medicare will be transitioned automatically into Medicare part B, with their premiums reduced by 75% in the first year, 50% in the second year, and 25% in the third year, after which they will pay the full premium. TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICE OPERATIONS REFORM (Sec. 201) This title reduces from nine to five the number of governors serving on the USPS Board of Governors with the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. The USPS's power shall be vested in the governors and carried out by the Postmaster General consistent with the strategic direction and pricing and product strategy approved by the governors. The Postmaster General may delegate authority, but the bill removes the board's authority to delegate authority to the Postmaster General. The USPS must transfer funds to the Department of State to coordinate and negotiate international postal rates and delivery services. (Sec. 202) The USPS must provide mail delivery other than door delivery (with a preference for centralized delivery) for new delivery points. It must also begin converting to centralized delivery, curbside delivery, or sidewalk delivery for existing: (1) business delivery points, and (2) residential delivery points with postal patrons' consent. The USPS must provide for a voucher program to defray costs associated with conversion from door delivery that would otherwise be borne by postal patrons. The USPS must collect data on delivery mode costs and report on the potential savings of converting to more cost-efficient primary modes of mail delivery. The Inspector General of the Postal Community must report on the costs and benefits of the delivery point conversions under this bill. (Sec. 203) In establishing or revising rates or classifications for first-class mail, standard mail, or other market-dominant products, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) must consider: (1) the effect of rate increases upon the general public and business mail users, (2) the reliability of delivery timelines, (3) the need to ensure that the USPS has adequate revenues and has taken appropriate cost-cutting and efficiency measures to maintain financial stability, (4) the desirability of special classifications that do not cause unfair competitive advantage for the USPS or postal users or unreasonable disruption to the volume or revenues of other postal users, and (5) the importance of stability and predictability of rates to ratepayers. The title repeals a rate preference that currently allows certain political committees to send third-class mail at the nonprofit organization rate. The PRC must promulgate regulations for streamlined after-the-fact review of newly proposed agreements between the USPS and users of the mail that provide rates not of general applicability for competitive products. Such a steamlined review shall apply only if agreements are functionally equivalent to existing agreements that have collectively covered attributable costs and improved the net financial position of the USPS. (Sec. 204) The USPS may establish a program to provide property and services on behalf of state, local, or tribal governments for noncommercial products and services at USPS facilities, and a program to provide property and services to other executive agencies and the Government Publishing Office, but only if such property and services provide a reasonable contribution to the institutional costs of the USPS. The PRC must make annual determinations as to whether nonpostal activities carried out under the program comply with the requirement that each agency reimburse the USPS for at least 100% of the attributable costs of the provided property and services. (Sec. 205) The USPS, when determining whether to close or consolidate a post office, must consider: (1) distance to the closest postal retail facility that is not operated by a contractor, (2) weather and terrain, and (3) the availability of broadband Internet service and commercial mobile service in the geographic area. Before a determination as to the necessity for the closing or consolidation of a post office, the USPS must conduct a nonbinding survey to allow postal patrons to indicate their preferences among alternative postal service options. If closure or consolidation is necessary, the USPS must provide those patrons with access to postal services through the alternative option chosen by the highest number of survey respondents or through different means if the first option is not possible or is cost prohibitive. The Inspector General of the Postal Community must report to the USPS and Congress on the impacts of the post office restructuring plan (POSTPlan) on USPS expenses, revenue, and retail service provision. Prior to any hour changes or consolidation decisions related to POSTPlan initiative impacted post offices, the USPS must: (1) review the inspector general's report and recommendations, and (2) make any appropriate revisions to any planned efforts regarding the POSTPlan initiative. (Sec. 206) The USPS is prohibited from offering postage-evidencing products or services that do not comply with regulations applicable to private companies. (Sec. 207) The Postmaster General must reinstate 50% of the exigent rate surcharge for first-class mail and other market-dominant products implemented under the rate adjustment authority for extraordinary or exceptional circumstances that was in effect on April 9, 2016, thereby increasing the postage rate for first-class stamps by 1 cent. The USPS may not institute or maintain an additional rate increase predicated upon the same extraordinary or exceptional circumstances upon which rates have previously been increased under that authority. (Sec. 208) The PRC must complete the initial review of the system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products such that a final rule for a revised or reapproved system is issued by January 1, 2018. (Sec. 209) The PRC must determine whether to revise methods of attributing costs to postal products. (Sec. 210) A parcel carried by an air carrier or foreign air carrier must use postage generated by a validated postage evidencing system and be entered with in-person sender verification. (Sec. 211) The USPS must designate a single, unique zip code for: (1) Miami Lakes, Florida; (2) Storey County, Nevada; and (3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York. TITLE III--POSTAL SERVICE PERSONNEL (Sec. 301) The Postmaster General must appoint a Chief Innovation Officer to: (1) maximize USPS revenues, (2) utilize emerging information technologies, and (3) update an innovation strategy for postal and nonpostal products and services every three years. (Sec. 302) The President must appoint an Inspector General of the Postal Community to consolidate the currently separate USPS and PRC inspectors general. (Currently, the governors on the Board of Governors appoint the USPS inspector general and the PRC appoints the PRC inspector general.) (Sec. 303) The right to appeal adverse personnel actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board is extended to nonsupervisory professional, technical, clerical, or administrative USPS employees who are not represented by a bargaining representative. (Under current law, USPS supervisors and managers already have the right to such appeals.) TITLE IV--POSTAL CONTRACTING REFORM (Sec. 401) The USPS and the PRC must: (1) issue policies on contracting officer delegations of authority for postal contracts, (2) publish noncompetitive contract awards that exceed specified dollar amounts, (3) require contracting officers and decision-makers to disclose personal and business relationships that would cause questions regarding their impartiality, and (4) establish procedures for the ethics counsel to review conflict of interest disclosures to determine whether a contracting officer's participation would violate ethical conduct standards. The USPS or the PRC may void postal contracts if: (1) there is a criminal conviction for bribery or a conflict of interest relating to the contract, or (2) the contractor fails to make required disclosures.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 671.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-858, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal legislation; H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal issues; H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Financial Stabilization and Reform iPOST bill: S. 2051 The Postal Reform Act of 2016 -- HR 5714 The Postal Financial Improvement Act of 2016 -- HR 5707
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Service Financial Stabilization and Reform of 2016 -- HR 5714 Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 -- HR 5707 iPOST bill: S.2051
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
All matters concerning the United States Postal Service H.Res 12-Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measure to ensure the continuation of 6 day mail service. S. 2501- Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency Act of 2015 HR 5707 The Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 HR 5714 The postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| July 11, 2016 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | July 11, 2016 |
| Oversight and Accountability Committee | House | Referred to | July 11, 2016 |
| Democratic |
| MA |
2016 · third_quarter · Postal
Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 (S.2051); Postage Rates. Postal Reform Act of 2016 (HR 5714); Postage Rates.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform, S. 2051-Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, H.R. 5714- Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Monitor legislative and administrative action on federal postal reform and congressional outreach regarding same. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to aviation security for parcel packages and congressional outreach regarding same. H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Monitor legislative and administrative action on federal postal reform and congressional outreach regarding same. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to aviation security for parcel packages and congressional outreach regarding same. H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Issues related to postal reform and postal rates including the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 (H.R. 5714), as well as international terminal dues.
Client expense: $2,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, entire bill. S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714, the Postal Reform Act of 2016, provisions related to the US Postal Service
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
State of the Postal Service, S. 2051-Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, H.R. 5714- Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, S. 3292- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Monitor pending postal nominations and postal reform legislation (e.g., H.R. 5714, H.R. 6303, S. 2051)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform, S. 2051-Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, H.R. 5714- Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Issues relating to postal service reform, rates and vehicles including S.2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015. HR 5714, "The Postal Service Reform Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Issues related to Rural Services Improvement Act and bypass mail (P.L.107-206); issues related to Postal Reform Legislation (H.R.5714)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
State of the Postal Service, S. 2051-Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, H.R. 5714-Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, Postal Rate Commission Nominations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform Legislation (H.R. 5714 - Postal Service Reform Act); Postal Rates and Policy
Client expense: $352,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 784: Protect Overnight Delivery Act H.R. 5714: Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 H.R. 5707: Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 6045: STOP Act of 2016 H. Res. 54: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012 H. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers H. Res. 12: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service H. Res. 501: Expressing the sense of the of House of Representatives that the United States postal facility network is an asset of significant value and the United States Postal Service should take appropriate measures to maintain, modernize and fully utilize the existing post office network for economic growth S. 2051: Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 S. 3292: STOP Act of 2016
Client expense: $7,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714 Postal Service Reform Act of 2016;
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Issues related to nonprofit postal rates.HR 5714 the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Support H. Res. 12, in support of six-day delivery. Support H. Res. 28, in support of to-the-door delivery. Support H. Res. 54, in support of maintaining service standards. Support H.R. 784, the Protect Overnight Delivery Act. Support S. 1742, the Rural Postal Act of 2015. The bill would return service standards to July 2012 standards, preserves six-day delivery, and would put a two-year moratorium on plant closures. Oppose provisions of S. 2051, The Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency Act (iPost) of 2015, (i) to require postal employees to enroll in Medicare in order to continue to receive their current federal health insurance coverage and (ii) to cut workers' compensation benefits for injured federal employees. Oppose provisions of discussion draft of Postal Reform legislation that would require postal retirees and family members to enroll in medicare or lose their retiree health benefits. Oppose H.R. 5714 due to provisions requiring postal retirees to enroll in Medicare or lose their earned retiree health benefits.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Additional FEHBP Health Plan Types (5 USC) H.R. 138, Access to Insurance for All Americans Act H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2051, Postal Bill H.R. 2175, FEHBP Prescription Drug Oversight and Cost Savings Act S. 3120, a bill to apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and ACA to Congressional Members and members of the executive branch H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: $201,357 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal issues; H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform Legislation: H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, entire bill. S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Discussions concerning legislation addressing the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, including: H.R. 5714 the Postal Service Reform Act; H.R. 5707, the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 & S. 2051, the Improving Postal Operations, Service & Transparency Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
U. S. Postal Service reform S. 2015, Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency Act of 2015 (iPOST) House OGR Committee Postal Reform Discussion Draft HR 5714 Postal Service Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
HR5714 Postal Service Reform Act Address consolidation of postal processing facilities; S. 2051Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 (IPost)Legislation addressing postal reform and postal consolidations of processing facilities; HR54 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore the service standards that were in effect as of July 1, 2012.Restores USPS service standards to before July 1, 2012 HR3464 Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future ActProhibits consolidation or closure of postal processing facility in area with a high rate of population growth HR5714: Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 Legislative language to address postal consolidations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Issues pertaining the regulation and restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service; Issues related to modernized postal policies; S.2051 - Improving Postal Operations, Services, and Transparency Act of 2015; Issues pertaining to global postal policies; H.R. 5714 The Postal Service Reform Act H.R. 5707 The Postal Service Financial Improvement Act
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Support of providing U.S. Merit System Protection Board rights and rights of appeal to supervisors and management with the United States Postal Service (USPS) as seen in S. 2051 and H.R. 5714; and, opposition to the reduction of the number of members of the USPS Board of Governors as seen in the discussion draft of H.R. 5714.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015 (S.2051); Postage Rates. Postal Reform Act of 2016 (HR 5714); Postage Rates.
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Discussions concerning potential legislation affecting the financial condition of the U.S. Portal Service, HR 5705, HR 5714
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714 - Post Service Reform Act of 2016; provisions relating to postal rates and delivery services
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 Correspondence with United States House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 5714, the "Postal Service Reform Act of 2016," and its associated increased rates, ill-advised changes and further exacerbation of Postal Service financial hardships; Research relating thereto.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Federal policies affecting mail and parcel delivery service to multifamily housing communities. U.S. Postal Service reform issues impacting the multifamily housing industry FY 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--provisions relating to United States Postal Service H.R. 1837, Secure Delivery for America Act H. Res. 12, A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service, all provisions S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions H.Res. 54, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012, all provisions S. 1742, Rural Postal Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 5707, the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016, H.R. 5714, the Postal Service Reform Act
Client expense: $652,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714 Postal Service Reform Act. H.R. 5707 Postal Service Financial Improvement Act. H.R. 4960 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 N Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as the "Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building. H.R. 5819/S. 3214 Vote By Mail Act. Postal reform efforts of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. H. Res 12 Six Day Resolution. H. Res. 28 Door Delivery Resolution. H. Res. 54 Service Standards Resolution. S. 2051 Improving Postal Operation, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015. H.R. 784 Protect Overnight Delivery Act. H.R. 1198 and S. 606 Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment. H.R. 1837 Secure Delivery for America Act 2015. H.R. 1501 Moratorium on USPS Facilities Act. H.R. 1885 Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1963 USPS Vehicle Upgrade. H.R. 3319 and S. 1854 Postal Innovation Act. H.R. 3412 United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act. H.R. 3463 Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act. H.R. 4422 Providing Opportunities for Saving, Transactions and Lending (Postal) Act. H.R. 4515 Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2016. H.R. 4656 Stop Postal Closures Act. H.Res 501 Rural post offices resolution. S. 2891/H.R. 4960 Ken Cristy Postal Naming Legislation. S. 3292/H.R.6045 Stop Act of 2016. S.3214 Vote By Mail Act. S. 3490 Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
S.Amdt.475 to S.Con.Res.11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; H.Res.54: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012; S.2051: Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015; Discussion Draft of Postal Service Reform Act of 2016; H.R.5714: The Postal Service Reform Act of 2016; H.R.6303: Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2016
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal legislation; H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal legislation; H.R. 5714 Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal reform legislation as it relates to the delivery and rates of postal mail, including: - H.R. 5714, the Postal Service Reform Act - H.R. 5707, the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 S. 2051, the Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.Res.501, Expressing the sense of the of House of Representatives that the United States postal facility network is an asset of significant value and the United States Postal Service should take appropriate measures to maintain, modernize and fully utilize the existing post office network for economic growth, generally. H.R.5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, generally Postal reform, generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.Res.501, Expressing the sense of the of House of Representatives that the United States postal facility network is an asset of significant value and the United States Postal Service should take appropriate measures to maintain, modernize and fully utilize the existing post office network for economic growth, generally. H.R.5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, generally. Postal reform, generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H.R. 5714, the Postal Service Act of 2016 H.R. 3412 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act General monitoring of issues related to postal reform
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform, general USPS Reduced Delivery Schedule S 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service & Transportation Act of 2016 HR 5714, The Postal Service Reform Act
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Legislation relating to postal reform, including S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015; H.R. 5714, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform, S. 2051, H.R. 5714 and H.R. 3412
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
H. Res 12- this resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. The association endorsed this resolution. H. Res 28-This resolution Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. The association supports this resolution. H. Res 54-This resolution Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012. The association supports this resolution. S.1742-"Rural Postal Act of 2015" legislation introduced to improve rural mail service and delivery, place protections on rural post offices, and treat postal employees fairly. The NRLCA did not take a position on this bill. S. 2051-"Improving Postal Operations, Service and Transparency Act of 2015"-legislation reforming the way the Postal Service operates by eliminating the pre-funding, Medicare Integration, using postal specific assumptions for calculating FERS obligations, arbitrator language, new rules for keeping postal facilities and post offices open, and FECA reform. the NRLCA opposes this bill. H.R. 5707-"Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016"-allows the USPS to invest a portion of the money in the pre-funding account into a TSP-type L-Fund to earn a higher rate of interest. The NRLCA supports this bill. H.R. 5356-"to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldsprings, Texas as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office"-the NRLCA supports this bill H.R. 5714-"Postal Service Reform Act of 2016"-House postal reform legislation that attempts to solve the financial position of the USPS by requiring Medicare Integration of Parts A,B, and D, uses postal-specific assumptions when calculating FERS and CSRS liabilities, allows for non-postal products, a new governance structure, and requires a mandatory conversion of business addresses to cluster box or curbside delivery, and allows for voluntary conversion of residence addresses from door delivery to curbside or clusterbox delivery. the NRLCA opposes the conversion language in the bill.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
Postal Reform Legislation: S. 2051, Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, entire bill. H.R. 4422 - POSTAL Act of 2015, entire bill. H.R. 4656 - Stop Postal Closures Act of 2016, entire bill.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Postal
- HR 6045 / S.3292 "STOP Act of 2016" to amend Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the importer of record for non-letter class mail and to require the provision of advanced electronic information about shipments of non-letter class mail to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes. - HR 5714 "The 2016 Postal Service Reform Act" relating to UPS position regarding postal reform. - FY17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - advocating for increase in the budget for the PRC. - Advocating for Congress and the Administration to confirm two Postal Regulatory Commissioners.
Client expense: $1,879,732 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office