Introduced in Senate — S. 661

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 661

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 20, 2025

Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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.

Section 1. Short title

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

Sec. 2. Postal processing protection

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,.