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HR 8781 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

Introduced: September 9, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Sep 9, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

This bill directs the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and potentially modify the market-dominant ratemaking system rules in light of the USPS Fairness Act, which canceled unpaid U.S. Postal Service obligations.

What's happening now September 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 8, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 9, 2022
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 9, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Sep 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8781: Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8781/
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"H.R. 8781: Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8781/.
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H.R. 8781, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8781/.
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