Keep US Posted Calls on New Congress to Reform USPS
Following the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement of a $6.5 billion loss for fiscal year 2026, Keep US Posted, a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs and small businesses, urges lawmakers to prioritize critical reforms to stabilize USPS when the new Congress convenes in January. Since the launch of the 2021 Delivering for America plan, USPS has lost more than $35 billion — even with the passage of 2021 CARES Act, which provided $10 billion, and the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which resolved a massive $120 billion in liabilities.
“When the new Congress convenes, a top concern should be getting USPS back on a path to solvency — a priority that would serve every American, no matter their political leanings,” said former Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-Kans.), executive director of Keep US Posted. “USPS has delayed insolvency until 2031 only by suspending pension payments, but the threat remains and grows stronger by the day.