Stop Postal Closures Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 28, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Postal Closures Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing or consolidating postal facilities or carrying out any network rationalization activity until the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has certified that the USPS has met specified national service standards. The bill also prohibits any future post office closures or consolidations, unless the PRC has approved the closure or consolidation using procedures specified in the bill. The PRC must also rate the performance of the USPS.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2018 to Aug 21, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | Jun 28, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 21, 2018 |
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 28, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 109, June 28, 2018, page H5977.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4656 | Stop Postal Closures Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Mar 1, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To place a moratorium on the United States Postal Service's mail processing facility closure and consolidation and to maintain Postal Service delivery standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Postal Closures Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
