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119-hr-5416119th CongressWALLET

Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act

Sponsored By: Representative Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

Introduced

Summary

Requires public notice and hearings before closing or consolidating contract postal units. The bill would require the Postal Service to post on its public website an impact report explaining effects on customers and steps to maintain access, send Congress a report with the reasons for the closure or consolidation, hold a public hearing that may be attended in person or virtually, publish a hearing summary within 7 days that lists comments and the percentage that supported or opposed the action, and wait 180 days after that summary before closing or consolidating the contract postal unit.

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More notice before closing contract postal units

If enacted, the Postal Service would have to post a report on customer impacts and how it would keep service before closing or merging a contract postal unit. It would have to hold a public hearing, in person or online, and post a summary within 7 days showing what people said and the percent for or against. It would also send Congress a report on why it plans to close or combine the unit. After the summary is posted, it could not close or consolidate that unit for at least 180 days. These rules would apply to closures starting 6 months after the bill becomes law.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2025

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