DEJOY Act

Bill: 117-hr-2230
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act or the DEJOY Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to maintain the service standards for first-class mail that were in effect on January 1, 2021. The Postmaster General proposed in March 2021 a 10-year restructuring plan for the USPS that would lengthen the permissible mail-delivery window. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2021 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Khanna , Ms. Norton , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Cooper , and Mr. Mfume ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to maintain certain service standards for first-class mail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act or the DEJOY Act . 2. Service standards for first-class mail Section 3691 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Service standards for first-Class mail Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the service standards for first-class mail shall be such standards as in effect on January 1, 2021. .