[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1604 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1604

To prohibit implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization 
initiative, or similar initiative from being implemented by the United 
     States Postal Service if the Postal Regulatory Commission has 
determined the initiative will negatively affect rural communities, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2025

  Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization 
initiative, or similar initiative from being implemented by the United 
     States Postal Service if the Postal Regulatory Commission has 
determined the initiative will negatively affect rural communities, 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 ``No Regional Transportation 
Optimization Act'' or the ``No RTO Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    The United States Postal Service shall not implement its Regional 
Transportation Optimization initiative, or any similar initiative, if 
the Postal Regulatory Commission has determined in an advisory opinion, 
pursuant to section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, that such 
implementation will negatively affect rural communities.
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