119-HR1310
POSTAL Act
Last action was on 2-13-2025
SenateCurrent status is Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1310
1. Short title2. Limitation on closing or consolidating Postal Service processing and distribution centers in States1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Postal Operations Stay Timely And Local Act" or the "POSTAL Act".
2. Limitation on closing or consolidating Postal Service processing and distribution centers in States
(a) In general - 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.
(b) Definitions - In this section—
(1) - 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; and
(C) - is a sectional center facility, a general mail facility, or a dedicated mail processing facility without a station or branch; and
(2) - the term "State" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.