Protect Our Mail Act: Limits on Closing Postal Processing Centers
This Act imposes strict limitations on the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding the closure or consolidation of mail processing and distribution centers. The goal is to safeguard timely mail delivery, especially in states where service quality is already below targets. Citizens gain the right to appeal closure decisions to the Postal Regulatory Commission, giving them a direct voice in maintaining local postal services.
Key points
USPS cannot close or consolidate a center if the state failed to meet on-time delivery targets (e.g., 93% for 2-day mail) in the preceding year.
Closure is prohibited if the action would result in no processing center remaining in the state or within 125 miles of the affected facility.
Any closure decision must undergo a comprehensive review by the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must find that the change will not negatively impact service standards.
Any person regularly served by a threatened center has the right to appeal the closure decision to the Postal Regulatory Commission within 180 days.
Status:
Expired
Civic Will
Why does your vote on bills matter?
It creates raw, undeniable proof. Civic Will provides the permanent data to verify the Government's loyalty towards its citizens
(explained here).
Start recording it now.