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H.R. 6217 · 110th Congress

To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of…

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To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.

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Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any post office, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation; (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service economic savings; (3) requiring a posting in each affected post office at…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 9, 2008

Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any post office, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation; (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service economic savings; (3) requiring a posting in each affected post office at least 90 days before the final decision is made; and (4) requiring (currently, allowing) suspension of the determination pending an appeal to the Postal Regulatory Commission. Provides for exceptions for emergency suspensions (as defined under Postal Service regulations) or lease termination or cancellation by a party other than the Postal Service.

Defines "post office," for the provisions amended by this Act, to include an office, branch, station, or other facility operated by the Postal Service.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.

Latest action (Jun 11, 2008): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 9, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.