# 119-hr-3958: To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes.

119-hr-3958, To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3958
- Congress: 119
- Title: To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Would require USPS to notify customers and elected officials, take public comment, and provide interim retail services whenever a post office is temporarily suspended.** - Residents and customers would get clear notices about the suspension reason, expected start and resume dates, and how retail services will be provided. Planned suspensions must be announced at least 60 days before they start and other suspensions must be notified within 14 days. - People who use post office boxes or need retail services would be guaranteed replacement services in the same area when practicable, with those services starting no later than 10 days after a suspension and lasting until the post office resumes. - Local officials including the area's House member, the state's Senators, and the local government head would receive emailed notices and periodic status updates every 6 months for long suspensions and every 3 months thereafter. - The public would be allowed to comment on suspensions and proposed relocations through a formal opportunity for input.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Notice and backup services for post office suspensions: benefit, low. If enacted, USPS would have to alert customers and officials when it temporarily shuts a post office. For planned suspensions, notice would be due at least 60 days before the expected start or by the earliest planned date; for other suspensions, within 14 days after service stops. You would get a c…
- Which officials get post office notices: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define which officials must be told about a temporary post office suspension. They would include the U.S. House member for the area, both U.S. Senators for the state, and the head of the local government.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3958 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3958)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1773)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3958 (as of 2026-07-19).