S.1789 Update

Earlier this week, the Senate voted to bring up S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief.  The vote was 74-22, 14 votes more than necessary to invoke cloture.

The Senate is conducting general debate on postal reform and will proceed to consider this amendment.  The amendment makes changes to S. 1789 that would strengthen the protection of community Post Offices and provide the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) with authority to overrule USPS Post Office closing decisions; permit Medicare-eligible retired postal retirees the opportunity to enroll in a new, less expensive FEHBP option to complement Medicare coverage (but enrollment is not a requirement); maintain overnight mail delivery in many locations; and create opportunities for postal innovation, making better use of our assets.