The U.S. Congress has sent President Obama a bill mandating regular Saturday mail service. It is part of the 2013 continuing resolution to fund the federal government, which the President is expected to sign.
This action comes within weeks of the USPS announcement to end regular Saturday mail service. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe laid out plans in February to end regular Saturday service and maintain package delivery. Congress found common ground in mandating the status quo remain, as it has done in each of the appropriation bills passed since reorganization in 1971.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Representative Daryl Issa (R-CA) questioned the vagueness of the new law and told the USPS Board of Governors to move forward with their plans. "The Board of Governors has a fiduciary responsibility to utilize its legal authority to implement modified 6-day mail delivery as recently proposed," the lawmakers said.
This action comes within weeks of the USPS announcement to end regular Saturday mail service. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe laid out plans in February to end regular Saturday service and maintain package delivery. Congress found common ground in mandating the status quo remain, as it has done in each of the appropriation bills passed since reorganization in 1971.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Representative Daryl Issa (R-CA) questioned the vagueness of the new law and told the USPS Board of Governors to move forward with their plans. "The Board of Governors has a fiduciary responsibility to utilize its legal authority to implement modified 6-day mail delivery as recently proposed," the lawmakers said.
A report by the Government Accounting Office takes issue with the USPS' legal rationale that congressional riders requiring service were not valid in a continuing resolution. The GAO said it does because "a continuing resolution maintains the status quo regarding government funding and operations."
A spokesman for the Postal Service said the Board of Governors will chart its next move at its April meeting.
A spokesman for the Postal Service said the Board of Governors will chart its next move at its April meeting.
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