# 119-hr-1473: Postal Processing Protection Act

119-hr-1473, Postal Processing Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1473
- Congress: 119
- Title: Postal Processing Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Broadens the legal definition of "post office" to include USPS-owned processing, distribution, shipping, delivery, and acceptance facilities that support one or more post offices.** This bill would expand 39 U.S.C. §404(d) so those supporting facilities are treated the same as individual post offices for the purposes of that section.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More notice before postal facility changes: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would treat many Postal Service processing and delivery sites like post offices under closure rules. USPS would need to give public notice and consult communities before changing, moving, or closing these facilities. It would cover facilities that accept, process, ship, deliver, or…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1473)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track mainten…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-516)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1473 (as of 2026-04-21).