On Saturday, the House of Representatives convened for a rare weekend session to pass a $25 billion emergency funding package for the United States Postal Service (USPS), including provisions to block major changes by President Trump’s Postmaster General that could cripple the agency’s ability to handle a surge of mail-in ballots this Fall. The measure passed 257-150, with 26 Republicans joining Democrats in favor of the bill. However, the bill is not likely to see any movement in the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate, and the White House has vowed to veto the legislation as well. Closed-door negotiations toward a deal on the USPS crisis and coronavirus relief are ongoing, yet little progress has been made in recent weeks.
