Protect Postal Performance Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would sharply limit post office closures and processing‑center consolidations to protect local mail access. It adds distance and population limits, public hearings, and independent regulatory review to slow or block Postal Service changes.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Ban on fewer daily mail pickups
If enacted, the bill would prohibit any local or regional transportation optimization plan that would reduce how often mail is picked up or dropped off at any post office. The Postal Service would have to request a Postal Regulatory Commission opinion under section 3661 before changing pick-up or drop-off schedules. If the Commission does not recommend the changes, the Postal Service could not carry out those LTO or RTO changes anywhere in the United States.
Protections for local post offices
If enacted, the bill would require a public hearing within the 60-day period after a proposed post office closure or consolidation. The hearing could be attended in person or online, and the Postal Service would have to post a summary within 7 days saying what people commented and the percent for or against the change. A post office could not be closed or consolidated until 180 days after that summary is posted. The bill would also bar closing any post office that has no other post office within 15 miles or that is the closest post office for a population of 15,000 or more.
Limits on processing center changes
If enacted, the bill would block closing, consolidating, downgrading, or moving processing and distribution centers in ways that leave a geographically non-contiguous region of a State with more than 100,000 permanent residents without a center. The Postal Service would have to get an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission before making processing changes, and the Commission would have 120 business days to issue an opinion for each affected center. If the Commission says a change will slow on-time delivery, the Postal Service would have to publish a report on how it would keep delivery on time and then wait 180 days before implementing the change. The bill would also bar the named Mail Processing Facility Review and forbid using Federal funds for that Review. It defines key terms like "geographically non-contiguous region," "processing and distribution center," and "State" (including DC). The bill would also stop closures in any district that missed on-time delivery targets last year (at least 93% for 2-day first-class mail and at least 90.3% for 3- to 5-day first-class mail).
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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