Quigley Votes to Pass Postal Service Reform Act

Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) voted in favor of the Postal Service Reform Act, which would make significant financial and operational reforms to the United States Postal Service. In recent years, residents in and around Chicago have experienced increasingly significant issues with mail and package delivery, leading Quigley to champion a wide variety of efforts to improve USPS performance. The Postal Service Reform Act will improve USPS performance and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.

"Chicagoans have become far too familiar with the issues plaguing the United States Postal Services. I hear from people each and every day who are frustrated about missing bills, paychecks, medication, and other critical pieces of mail. I have worked tirelessly to raise these concerns with USPS and push them to improve their service," said Rep. Quigley. "Passing the Postal Service Reform Act will move the Postal Service in the right direction so it can improve mail service and be held accountable. I am proud to have voted to pass this legislation, and encourage the Senate to act swiftly to pass the bill."

Specifically, the Postal Service Reform Act will enhance transparency and accountability of USPS service performance, ensure the continuation of six-day mail delivery, and enable USPS to balance its budget. The bill will require USPS to develop a public-facing, online dashboard with national and local service performance data. The bill also codifies the USPS six-day integrated delivery standard, meaning USPS will now be required to deliver both mail and packages at least six days per week. Finally, the bill will save USPS an estimated $22.6 billion over 10 years by requiring future Postal Service retirees, who have been paying into Medicare their entire careers, to enroll in Medicare.

Last year, Congressman Quigley's office opened over 2600 cases with USPS to address poor delivery service in his district alone. In October 2021, Rep. Quigley helped bring a congressional field hearing to Chicago to examine the root causes of these service delays and how the Postal Service plans to address them, while highlighting the need for robust congressional oversight.