Krishnamoorthi and Morelle Demand USPS Publicly Commit to Following Court Order Blocking Trump Mail Voting Restrictions

WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-NY) demanded Postmaster General David Steiner make an immediate, public commitment that the United States Postal Service will fully comply with a federal court injunction blocking implementation of President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting. They also requested that Steiner appear voluntarily before Congress to testify regarding the Postal Service's compliance with the court's order, advising that if he declines, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi will pursue a congressional subpoena.

"Yet despite that unequivocal ruling, serious questions remain about whether USPS intends to continue advancing policies that would condition the delivery of election mail on states turning over voter registration and absentee ballot data to the federal government. Accordingly, we are demanding your immediate, unambiguous, and public commitment that USPS will fully comply with the court's order," wrote Krishnamoorthi and Morelle.

The letter follows Steiner's June 24 Senate testimony that USPS would not continue delivering mail ballots to states that refused to provide absentee voter data to the federal government-a position the lawmakers argue is incompatible with the federal court's subsequent ruling.

Accordingly, Krishnamoorthi and Morelle requested written responses by July 16, 2026, to the following questions:

1. Will USPS fully comply with the June 25, 2026, federal court injunction and immediately halt all implementation of the executive order blocked by that ruling?
2. Are you willing to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to testify under oath regarding USPS's compliance with the injunction and its operational plans for the delivery of election mail?

"The law is clear: USPS has no authority to regulate mail-in voting, dictate how states conduct elections, or condition the delivery of ballots on states surrendering sensitive voter data to the federal government. No president can override the law with an executive order. A federal court has now reaffirmed those limits. Any effort to transform the Postal Service from a neutral carrier of election mail into an instrument of voter suppression will be met with immediate congressional action," the lawmakers concluded.

Click here to read the letter Postmaster General Steiner.