A Bipartisan Majority of Voters Support the Postal Service Reform Act
By Sabrina Jacobs
The House passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 in February with a vote of 342-92; one month later the bill passed in the Senate, 79-19, in a rare display of bipartisanship. The Postal Service Reform Act comes at a crucial time, as the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported a $4.9 billion net loss for the 2021 budget year. This critical piece of legislation will provide a path toward financial stability by repealing the pre-funding mandate, maintaining delivery six days a week, and guaranteeing more transparency to postal service operations.
New Data for Progress polling finds bipartisan support for the Postal Service Reform Act extends beyond lawmakers to voters. Eighty percent of voters support the bill, including Republicans by a +59-point margin, Independents by a +60-point margin, and Democrats by a +83-point margin.
President Biden is expected to sign the Postal Service Reform Act into law now that the bill has passed both chambers of Congress. These popular and bipartisan investments in the USPS will improve working conditions and retirement planning for hard-working employees within the service, and aid American households often affected by mail delays — including rural Americans, senior citizens, and veterans.
Sabrina Jacobs is a digital fellow at Data for Progress.