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39 U.S.C. § 3682

Size and weight limits

United States · Title 39 — POSTAL SERVICE · Status: effective

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39 U.S.C. § 3682, Size and weight limits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474084
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The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for mail matter in the market-dominant category of mail consistent with regulations the Postal Regulatory Commission may prescribe under section 3622. The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for mail matter in the competitive category of mail consistent with its authority under section 3632.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 96-70(H.R. 111)1979-09-27
    An act to provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-242(S. 2073)1982-08-24
    A bill to repeal outdated size and weight limitations now imposed on the U.S. Postal Service.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-435(H.R. 6407)2006-12-20
    Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally