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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 100
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2008 to Sep 25, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jun 9, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Jun 9, 2008 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 25, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Sep 25, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2008 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Jun 9, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2008Introduced in House
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