Introduced in House — H.R. 1473

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1473

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 21, 2025

Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To require the United States Postal Service to apply certain requirements when closing a processing, shipping, delivery, or other facility supporting a post office, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Postal Processing Protection Act.

Sec. 2. Amendments

Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking any post office and inserting any post office, or any acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices;

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking a post office and inserting a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices; and

(B)

in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking post offices and inserting post offices, or acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facilities that are owned or operated by the Postal Service that support 1 or more post offices,;

(3)

in paragraph (3), by striking a post office and inserting a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices,;

(4)

in paragraph (4), by striking a post office and inserting a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices,; and

(5)

in paragraph (5), by striking any post office and inserting any post office, or any acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices,.