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The Senate voted 79-19 on Tuesday to approve a plan to reform the Postal Service.

According to the Washington Post, advocates argue that the bill will help the USPS by giving it financial relief and modernizing its operations.

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  • The New York Times notes that it will be the largest reform of the postal service in two decades.

The bill passed with large bipartisan support and now heads to President Biden to be signed.

The Postal Service Reform Act, which was passed by the House last month, would require retired postal service employees to enroll in Medicare, develop an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data, and do away with a requirement for the USPS to fund employee retirement benefits 75 years in advance.

  • The USPS will save almost $50 billion over the next 10 years because of the requirements to enroll workers in Medicare and not fund retirement benefits decades ahead of time.

The act would improve service for the millions who rely on the USPS for medicines, voting, essential goods, and their livelihoods, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

  • It is the most significant step we have taken in the 21st century to strengthen the USPS.

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  • The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to give the Postal Service $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and require future retirees to enroll in a government health insurance plan. In a rare display of bipartisanship for a narrowly divided Congress, the 79-19 vote follows approval by the U.S. House of Representatives in early February and sends the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature. Despite having to deliver to a growing number of addresses, the USPS has lost more than $90 billion since 2007.

  • The Postal Service reform bill was passed by the Senate on Tuesday and will be forwarded to the President. The bill was passed by the House earlier this year.

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  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that when the Postal Service suffers, America suffers.

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