How Some Senators Would Fix the Postal Service

Senators spent most of the week debating a measure to overhaul the Postal Service by giving it $11 billion to offer buyouts to hundreds of thousands of employees, to eventually end six-day mail delivery—if it is is deemed financially necessary—and to possibly end delivery of mail to door-side mailboxes in favor of more centralized locations.

Late Thursday, Senate leaders agreed to a list of at least 38 amendments—but aides said the list likely will be shortened to fewer than 20 in time for votes on the amendments and final passage of the bill next Tuesday.