# USPS to Seek Money From Congress to Boost Strained Finances (1)

**By:** Cailley LaPara  
**Published:** 2026-08-07T19:55:29.208Z  
**Source:** [Cailley LaPara](https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/usps-to-seek-money-from-congress-to-boost-strained-finances-1)

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US Postal Service vehicles in Tracy, Calif., in March 2026. 
 Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images 

The US Postal Service plans to seek money from Congress to help fund its operations, an unusual request by an agency that’s working to stem an ongoing financial crisis. 
The mail carrier plans to request a “relatively modest” appropriation in an upcoming legislative plan that it will submit to lawmakers, Postmaster General David Steiner said Friday during remarks at the USPS’ board meeting. The USPS plans to recommend that the appropriation be revisited periodically to account for inflation, and could be reduced in the future as the agency becomes more profitable, he said.
Seeking money from lawmakers highlights the depths ...