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The most significant aspects of the legislation would eliminate a prefunding requirement for retirees and require them to enroll in Medicare. Those two steps alone would save an estimated $46 billion over the next decade for an agency that employed 500,000 workers last year. The Postal Service is the only federal agency that has a prefunding requirement for retirees.
The legislation also requires letter carriers to continue delivering mail six days a week, allows customers to search by ZIP code to see how efficient the Postal Service is in their area and makes equipment changes to accommodate the increase in parcel deliveries.
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“Currently, the U.S. Postal Service cannot ship beer, wine, or distilled spirits, because of an outdated, Prohibition-era ban. This nonsensical regulation limits shipping options for producers and customers alike, affecting many of Central Washington’s local craft breweries and wineries,” Newhouse said. “The USPS Shipping Equity Act would give rural producers access to another option for shipping alcoholic beverages, thereby increasing market access and enabling Central Washington businesses to continue to invest in our communities.”
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The bill lets the Postal Service develop its own regulations to ensure that alcoholic beverages are safely delivered to consumers who meet identification checks.