# 115-hr-6282: Stop Postal Closures Act

115-hr-6282, Stop Postal Closures Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6282
- Congress: 115
- Title: Stop Postal Closures Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2018-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6282 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6282)

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- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
- [115-hr-931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-931)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Pros…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4392)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6282 (as of 2025-11-18).