Editing United States Postal Service (section)

=== Rate increases ===
Congress has limited rate increases for First-Class Mail to the cost of inflation, unless approved by the [[Postal Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pence|first=Herbert|title=Congress didn't do US Postal Service any favors|url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinionperspectives/939126-263/congress-didnt-do-us-postal-service-any.html|access-date=March 25, 2012|newspaper=Nashua Telegraph|date=November 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125220/http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinionperspectives/939126-263/congress-didnt-do-us-postal-service-any.html|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead }}</ref> A three-cent surcharge above inflation increased the {{convert|1|oz|abbr=on}} rate to 49¢ in January 2014, but this was approved by the commission for two years only.<ref name="usatoday1">{{cite news |first=Bradley |last=Klapper |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/24/usps-stamps-mail-price/4195827/ |title=First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of Jan. 26 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=June 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812110100/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/24/usps-stamps-mail-price/4195827/ |archive-date=August 12, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of July 14, 2024 the cost of postage increased to 73 cents for first class mail.<ref name="Notice 123">{{cite web |title=Notice 123 {{!}} Postal Explorer |url=https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c037 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=pe.usps.com}}</ref>