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H.R. 9839 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize the Postal Service regulations, and for other purposes.

Died in committee3.7k words Introduced Sep 25, 2024 · Latest action Sep 25, 2024

How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedSep 25, 2024 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
  6. PresidentNot yet Not reached yet

What it does

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Who lobbies on it

8 organizations · 14 filings · Q3 2024–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. News Media Alliance 2 of 2 quarters
    “Implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022; S. 4378 and H.R. 9078, Deliver for Democracy Act; H.R. 9839 USPS Serves US Act; educate policymakers on postal issues concerning news and magazine publishers including rate increases, service delivery, and network changes; advocate for additional legislation and…”

    Q4 2024 filing · $1.9M lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  2. Hallmark Cards, Inc. 2 of 2 quarters
    “All matters pertaining to regulation of the USPS by the Postal Regulatory Commission All Matters pertaining to H.R. 9839 The USPS SERVES US Act”

    Q4 2024 filing · $320K lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

  3. Keep Us Posted 2 of 2 quarters
    “All matters pertaining to reform of the US Postal Service; P.L.117-108, Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 implementation; FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, H.R.8773/S.4928; H.R.9839, USPS Serves Us Act.”

    Q4 2024 filing · $320K lobbying spend in 2024, all issues

5 more organizations, every filingPROUpgrade

Organizations that named H.R. 9839 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Sep 25, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  2. Sep 25, 2024Introduced in House