[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8000 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8000

 To limit closures and consolidations of United States Postal Service 
          mail processing facilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2024

   Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                             Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit closures and consolidations of United States Postal Service 
          mail processing facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Timely Mail Delivery and Postal 
Services Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION OF MAIL PROCESSING 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) Prohibiting on Carrying Out Mail Processing Facility Review.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Postal 
Service may not carry out the United States Postal Service Mail 
Processing Facility Review (or any successor program), and no Federal 
funds (including amounts in the Postal Service Fund under section 2003 
of title 39, United States Code) may be obligated or expended to carry 
out such Review.
    (b) Limitation on Changes to Mail Processing Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Postal Service may not implement or otherwise carry 
        out any changes to the operations of its mail processing 
        facilities (including consolidation or partial consolidation, 
        aggregation of processing, distribution, or delivery 
        operations) until on or after the date that the Postal 
        Regulatory Commission issues an advisory opinion on the 
        proposed facility changes.
            (2) Deadline.--The Postal Regulatory Commission shall issue 
        the advisory opinion required under paragraph (1) not later 
        than 120 business days after the date the Postal Service 
        submits to the Commission a proposed change to any such 
        facility.
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