US EditionSenate Republicans cannot force US Postal Service to scrap EVs, parliamentarian says
- The Senate parliamentarian ruled late on Sunday that Senate Republicans cannot use a simple majority to force USPS to scrap its electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
- This ruling follows Republican efforts to revoke a $1 billion EV purchase provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, which requires a 60-vote supermajority to overturn.
- Since 2015, USPS has pursued a $10 billion plan to replace over 160,000 aging vehicles by 2028, including about 7,200 electric vans introduced last year that drivers praised for safety and comfort.
- USPS warned in June that scrapping these EVs and infrastructure would cost $1.5 billion, crippling fleet modernization and wasting $500 million invested in charging upgrades.
- The parliamentarian’s decision preserves the EV mandate, suggesting the USPS fleet electrification will continue despite legislative challenges requiring broader Senate support.
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Parliamentarian rules against Senate effort to force Postal Service to sell off EVs
The Senate parliamentarian says Republicans cannot include a measure that would force the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) used by the U.S. Postal Service in their “big, beautiful bill.” The sweeping GOP budget and policy bill included a provision that would have required the General Services Administration, which handles the equipment used by government agencies,…
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