Episode 154 February 11 2022 -- "Postal Reform Passes the House of Representatives" -- with Ethan Van Ness, Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on Reform & Oversight

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, House Committee on  Oversight and Reform Senior Policy Advisor and Parliamentarian Ethan Van Ness, joins Bob to discuss this past Tuesday's landslide 342-92 vote in favor of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. In addition, Ethan chats about how Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Ranking Republican James Comer (R-KY), along with their Senate counterparts, collaborated on  specific elements of the measure to promote its passage. The House-passed H.R. 3076 could be considered by the full  Senate as early next week, because on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader  Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed a cloture petition, alerting Senators a cloture vote on the bill would come up at 5:30 PM EST on Monday. Invoking cloture clears the way for debate and a vote later in the week. Passage of a cloture vote requires 60 "Yes" votes.