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H.R. 8781 117th Congress House

Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act

Official title: To direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and modify market-dominant ratemaking system rules as a result of the enactment of the USPS Fairness Act, and for other purposes.

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
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 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.

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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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