Protect Overnight Delivery Act

Bill: 113-hr-2459
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2013-06-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Postal service

U.S. Postal Service
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protect Overnight Delivery Act - Repeals the service standards for market-dominant products implemented by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on July 1, 2012, and directs USPS to reinstate the service standards that were in effect on December 31, 2011.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2459 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2013 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Schiff , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Hahn , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Titus , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mr. Keating , Mr. Sires , Ms. Esty , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Israel , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Barber , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Walz , Mr. Grimm , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Andrews , Mr. Markey , Mr. Vela , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Clarke , Mr. Payne , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Takano , Mr. DeFazio , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Rush , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Welch , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Bass , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Chu , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Engel , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Bonamici , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Overnight Delivery Act . 2. Market-dominant product service standards With respect to market-dominant products (as that term is described in subchapter I of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code)— (1) the service standards implemented by the United States Postal Service on July 1, 2012, are repealed and shall have no force or effect; and (2) the Postal Service shall reinstate the service standards that were in effect on December 31, 2011.