March 13, 2025
Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Instituting Notification Formalities On Reorganizing Mail Act of 2025
or the INFORM Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Requiring notices relating to changes in nature of postal services
Section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking The
and inserting In General.—The
;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by inserting Change in Nature of Postal Services.—
before When
; and
(B)
by striking When
and all that follows, and inserting the following:
(1) In General
When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of postal services which will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall—
(A)
submit a proposed change, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of the change, to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an advisory opinion on the change; and
(B)
on the date such proposed change is submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission, post a notice of the change within affected storefront postal facilities, to remain posted for not fewer than 30 days after the change has gone into effect, and such notice shall include—
(i)
relevant details of the change;
(ii)
associated timelines relating to the implementation of the change;
(iii)
anticipated impacts on nationwide postal services;
(iv)
details of any public meetings and opportunities for public comment;
(v)
contact information for public comment; and
(vi)
other helpful resources as determined necessary by the Postal Service.;
(3)
by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2) of subsection (b); and
(4)
in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so redesignated—
(A)
by inserting Hearing and Opinion of Commission.—
before The Commission
; and
(B)
by striking proposal
and inserting proposed change
.