,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,graves ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,la,turner1 &  
,mr4 ,cleav]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission to    
review & modify m>ket-dom9ant ratemak+  
sy/em rules z a result ( ! enactm5t ( ! 
,,usps ,fairness ,act1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ 
,accurate ,po/al ,rates ,act4  7b7      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
review ( ! m>ket-dom9ant ratemak+ sy/em 
conduct$ by ! ,po/al ,regulatory        
,commission 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !   
,commission7 pursuant to section        
#cfbb7;d77#c7 ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 result$ 9 ! ,commission's ,ord] 
,numb] #egfc 7submitt$ on ,novemb] #cj1 
#bjbj7 adopt+ f9al rules = ! sy/em (    
regulat+ rates & classes = m>ket dom9ant

 products4  7#b7 ,su* f9al rules rely 9 
major "p ^u an e>li] f9d+ ( !           
,commission t ! !n-exi/+ sy/em (        
m>ket-dom9ant ratemak+ _h n enabl$ !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice to a*ieve  
m$ium- & long-t]m f9ancial /ability4    
7#c7 ,! ,commission's f9d+s z to m$ium- 
& long-t]m f9ancial /ability re/$ ^u its
 calculation ( deficits 7l>gely relat+  
to retiree b5efit obligations7          
accumulat$ on ! ,po/al ,s]vice's books (
 acc\nt4  7#d7 ,section #ajb7;c77#a7 ( !
 ,,usps ,fairness ,act 7section #ajb (  
,public ,law #aag-ajh7 cancel$ ! unpaid 
,po/al ,s]vice obligations "u section   
#hiji;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 !reby remov+ an ess5tial basis ( su*   
f9al rules4  7#e7 ,su* f9al rules also  
did n adequately take into acc\nt !     
b5efit to ! ,po/al ,s]vice's f9ancial   
condition f ! gr[? ( its competitive    
products & competitive rev5ues or o!r   
improvem5ts 9 its f9ancial condition    
dur+ & foll[+ ! ,covid-#ai p&emic4  #b4 
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission review & 

modification ( m>ket-dom9ant ratemak+   
sy/em rules  7a7 ,review ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all1 pursuant to        
subsection 7d77#c7 ( section #cfbb (    
title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &       
subject to ! requirem5ts1 t]ms1 &       
conditions ( su* section1 conduct a     
review ( ! m>ket-dom9ant ratemak+ sy/em 
9 effect imm$iately prior to ! adoption 
( ,commission ,ord] ,numb] #egfc to     
det]m9e :e!r su* sy/em c a*ieve !       
objectives ( subsection 7b7 ( su*       
section #cfbb1 tak+ into acc\nt !       
factors 9 subsection 7c7 ( su* section4 
7b7 ,rules c>ry+ out sy/em ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act-- 7#a7 if "u ! review conduct$ 9   
subsection 7a7 ! ,commission det]m9es t 
su* sy/em requires modifi$ rules or     
alt]native rules to a*ieve su*          
objectives1 ! ,commission %all issue su*
 propos$ f9al rules z are necess>y to   
c>ry out su* sy/em2 or  7#b7 if "u !    
review conduct$ 9 subsection 7a7 !      

,commission det]m9es t su* sy/em does n 
require modifi$ rules or alt]native     
rules to a*ieve su* objectives1 !       
,commission %all issue su* propos$ f9al 
rules z are necess>y to c>ry out su*    
sy/em4