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Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] · R–WY
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed POSTAL Act would prevent the United States Postal Service from closing, combining, downgrading, or taking similar action against a qualifying mail processing and distribution center if that would leave a state without any such center. This protection would cover all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It would not prohibit every change to these facilities.
The United States Postal Service may not close, consolidate, downgrade, or take any other similar action with respect to any processing and distribution center in a State if such action would result in no such center being located in that State.
the term State means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Section 1 names the proposal the Postal Operations Stay Timely And Local Act, or POSTAL Act.
This Act may be cited as the Postal Operations Stay Timely And Local Act or the POSTAL Act.
To qualify for protection, a central mail facility must distribute and send onward at least some incoming and outgoing mail for a designated service area. It must also give mailers instructions about preparing collected mail, dispatch schedules, and sorting requirements.
the term processing and distribution center means a central mail facility that— (A) distributes and dispatches part or all of both incoming mail and outgoing mail for a designated service area; (B) provides instructions on the preparation of collection mail, dispatch schedules, and sorting plan requirements to mailers;
A qualifying center must also fall into one of the listed facility categories: a sectional center facility, a general mail facility, or a dedicated mail processing facility without a station or branch.
and (C) is a sectional center facility, a general mail facility, or a dedicated mail processing facility without a station or branch;
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated July 8, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 13, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-07-08T12:34:56Z. 2025-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-13: Introduced in House
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