WASHINGTON — The Senate passed the most significant overhaul of the troubled U.S. Postal Service in 16 years, with the goal of putting the agency on a sound financial footing after years of losses.
The vote was 79-19 on the bill, which has already passed the House. The legislation now heads to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
Authored by House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York and top Republican James Comer of Kentucky, the bill represents the largest bipartisan achievement of this Congress after the $550 billion infrastructure bill last fall. As the White House struggles to pass Biden’s core economic agenda, the USPS bill’s passage gives the president a win.
