United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3011 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3011 To amend title 18, United States Code, and title 39, United States Code, to provide the United States Postal Service the authority to mail alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 24, 2025 Mr. Newhouse (for himself and Mr. Subramanyam) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, and title 39, United States Code, to provide the United States Postal Service the authority to mail alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act''. SEC. 2. SHIPPING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. (a) Mailability.-- (1) Nonmailable articles.--Section 1716(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``mails'' and inserting ``mails, except to the extent that the mailing is allowable under section 3001(p) of title 39''. (2) Alcoholic beverages.--Section 1154(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, by inserting ``or, with respect to the mailing of alcoholic beverages to the extent allowed under section 3001(p) of title 39'' after ``mechanical purposes''. (b) Regulations.--Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(p)(1) Alcoholic beverages shall be consider