S. 1711 · 118th Congress · Senate

UPDATED USPS Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced
May 18, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Uniform Postal Data Acquisition for Transparency and Early Detection within the United States Postal Service Act or the UPDATED USPS Act

This bill modifies requirements relating to advance electronic information for cargo.

Specifically, the bill eliminates

  • a restriction on the use of advance electronic information for commercial enforcement, and
  • waivers of the requirement to transmit advance electronic information for countries.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must refuse entry for any international mail shipments for which advance electronic information is not transmitted for shipments received after December 31, 2023.

By December 31, 2023, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must arrange for the transmission to CBP of information for all international mail shipments. The USPS, at least every 30 days, must publish the number of such shipments for which the information was not transmitted to CBP during the preceding 30-day period.

The bill requires monthly reports of specified information, including the volume of international mail shipments and other cargo received by the USPS and private sector importers for which advance electronic information is submitted.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 18, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 18, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: May 18, 2023

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