# 119-hr-2103: Protect Postal Performance Act

119-hr-2103, Protect Postal Performance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2103
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Postal Performance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protect local postal access and delivery reliability.** This bill would limit when the U.S. Postal Service can close or consolidate post offices and processing centers by adding public hearings, distance and population gates, and new outside review requirements to guard on-time delivery. - Rural and urban communities: Post offices could not be closed or consolidated if they are not within 15 miles of another office or if they are the closest office for a population of 15,000 or more. The bill would also require a mandatory 60-day public hearing and then wait 180 days after the hearing summary before closures proceed. - Processing and distribution centers: Major changes would need an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) with a deadline of 120 business days. If the PRC says changes would slow delivery, USPS must publish a plan and wait 180 days before acting. The bill also bans the Mail Processing Facility Review program. - Transportation and delivery performance: The bill blocks local and regional transportation optimization that reduces pick-ups or drop-offs without a PRC opinion. It also bars changes in districts that missed at least 93% two-day on-time delivery or 90.3% three- to five-day delivery in the prior year.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Independent review before processing center changes: benefit, high. If enacted, USPS would need an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission before changing how processing centers operate. The Commission would have up to 120 business days and must issue an opinion for each affected center. If the Commission finds a change would slow on-time delivery, U…
- Keep centers in failing or isolated areas: benefit, high. If enacted, USPS could not close, consolidate, or move operations from a processing center in any district that missed on-time delivery targets in the prior year. The targets are at least 93% on time for two-day first-class mail and at least 90.3% for three- to five-day first-class mail. USPS also…
- No cuts to post office pickups or drop-offs: benefit, high. If enacted, USPS could not reduce how often mail is picked up or dropped off at any post office under local or regional optimization plans. USPS would have to seek a Postal Regulatory Commission opinion before changing pickup or drop-off schedules. If the Commission does not recommend the change, U…
- Stronger guardrails on closing local post offices: benefit, high. If enacted, certain post offices could not be closed. A closure would be barred if no other post office is within 15 miles, or if it is the closest office for 15,000 or more people. For any proposed closure or consolidation, USPS would have to hold a public hearing during the 60-day comment period,…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2103 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2103)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2103 (as of 2026-09-21).