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Senate Committee Considers Changes to Postal Service

Washington, DC
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

This morning, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee considered a bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) chairs the markup of S 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011.

The discussion of this bipartisan legislation focused on the proposed 5-day work week and the possible closing of post offices and processing centers. The committee will also consider an overhaul of workers’ compensation provisions for Federal employees.

The House Government Reform and Oversight Committee reported HR 2309, a postal overhaul bill, on Oct. 13.

The Postal Service lost $8 billion in 2011 and is likely to post larger losses this year.

Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10:16am (ET)

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