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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1636 

To authorize funding for the purchase of electric or zero-emission vehicles 

for United States Postal Service fleet, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2021 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. TLAIB, 

Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. WELCH, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCEACHIN, 

Mr. RYAN, and Mr. LEVIN of California) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To authorize funding for the purchase of electric or zeroemission vehicles for United States Postal Service fleet, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Vehicle Mod5 ernization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR UNITED 

2 STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR MODERNIZA3 TION OF POSTAL VEHICLES. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 

5 States Postal Service for the purchase of delivery vehicles, 

6 to remain available until expended, $6,000,000,000. Any 

7 amount appropriated under this section shall be deposited 

8 into the Postal Service Fund established under section 

9 2003 of title 39, United States Code. 

10 SEC. 3. ELECTRIC OR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES FOR 

11 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any next generation delivery vehi13 cle purchased by the United States Postal Service using 

14 the funds appropriated under section 2 shall, to the great15 est extent practicable, be an electric or zero-emission vehi16 cle, and the Postal Service shall ensure that at least 75 

17 percent of the total number of vehicles purchased using 

18 such funds shall be electric or zero emission vehicles. In 

19 this subsection, the term ‘‘next generation delivery vehi20 cle’’ means a vehicle purchased to replace a right-hand21 drive, long-life vehicle in use by the Postal Service. 

22 (b) MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.— 

23 (1) DATE OF ENACTMENT AND 2030.—Between 

24 the period beginning on the date of enactment of 

25 this Act and ending on December 31, 2029, not less 

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1 or heavy-duty vehicles purchased by the Postal Serv2 ice during such period shall be electric or zero-emis3 sion vehicles. 

4 (2) AFTER 2039.—Beginning on January 1, 

5 2040, the Postal Service may not purchase any new 

6 medium- or heavy-duty vehicle that is not an electric 

7 or zero-emission vehicle. 

8 (c) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out subsections (a) 

9 and (b), the Postal Service shall comply with chapter 83 

10 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the 

11 Buy American Act), and any applicable Federal labor or 

12 civil rights laws. 

13 (d) CHARGING STATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

15 2026, the Postal Service shall provide, at each postal 

16 facility accessible to the public, not less than one 

17 electric vehicle charging station for use by the public 

18 or officers and employees of the Postal Service. 

19 (2) FLEET OPERATION.—The Postal Service 

20 shall ensure that adequate charging stations are 

21 available at Postal Service facilities to keep the 

22 Postal Service fleet operational. 

23 (e) PLAN AND UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 

25 General shall submit a plan to carry out this section to 


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1 the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 

2 Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 

3 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Senate. The Postmaster General shall submit an 

6 update and progress report on implementing such plan to 

7 such committees not less than once every 2 years begin8 ning on the date the plan is submitted under the previous 

9 sentence and ending on the day that is 6 years after such 

10 date. 

11 (f) CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION.—The require12 ments of subsections (a) through (e) of this section shall 

13 not apply unless the funds authorized for vehicles under 

14 section 2 are appropriated. 

15 (g) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con16 gress that, as the Postal Service replaces or upgrades its 

17 fleet of delivery vehicles, the Postal Service should take 

18 all reasonable steps to ensure that its vehicles are 

19 equipped with climate control units to protect the health 

20 and safety of its mail carriers, especially those working 

21 in areas of the country that are subject to extreme tem22 peratures. 

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