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Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018

Introduced: April 10, 2018 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 10, 2018
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Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of State to seek to negotiate before the Universal Postal Union the elimination of all foreign subsidies for international postal shipments to the United States.

The State Department may not conclude any international postal shipment agreement unless the postal rates granted to U.S. exporters under the agreement are similar to those granted to exporters in other countries that are parties to the agreement.

What's happening now April 10, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2638: Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2638/
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"S. 2638: Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2638/.
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S. 2638, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2638/.
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