Affordable Shipping for All Act
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress January 14, 2025 (10 months ago)
Introduced on January 14, 2025 by Ed Case
Sponsors (6)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill aims to make shipping to places outside the mainland United States cost the same as shipping within the mainland. It would stop carriers, including private shippers and the U.S. Postal Service, from charging higher prices to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands than they charge for the same item within the 48 contiguous states. It also says carriers can’t refuse to serve these areas. Items worth more than $10,000 are not covered by these rules .
Key points:
- Who is affected: People and businesses in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories; all shipping carriers, including USPS.
- What changes: No extra fees just because a package goes to a noncontiguous area; carriers can’t exclude those areas from service; items over $10,000 are exempt .
- What counts as noncontiguous: Any U.S. area not connected to the mainland, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands .