Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act

Bill: 117-hr-7682
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-05-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from procuring any delivery vehicle under the contract it entered into in February 2021 with Oshkosh Defense until the USPS issues a revised final environmental impact statement.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2022 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to conduct a new environmental impact statement with respect to procuring next generation delivery vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act . 2. USPS environmental impact statement on procurement of next generation delivery vehicles (a) Limitation The final environmental impact statement issued by the United States Postal Service entitled Final Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles in December 2021 shall have no force or effect. (b) Procuring new fleet The United States Postal Service may not procure any delivery vehicle under the contract entered into in February 2021 between the Postal Service and Oshkosh Defense until the Postal Service issues a revised final environmental impact statement in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ).