# 119-hr-6811: Postal Suspension Transparency Act

119-hr-6811, Postal Suspension Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6811
- Congress: 119
- Title: Postal Suspension Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a public, searchable website** that lists post offices facing emergency suspensions and gives customers clear alternatives. The bill would require the United States Postal Service to build and maintain an interactive web tool showing each covered post office with its street address, the suspension start date, the reason for the suspension, alternative services including how to request curbside delivery, the nearest retail facility and its hours, and an estimated reopen date when practicable. The site must allow searches by street address, ZIP Code, or post office box, be searchable and sortable, provide bulk download and open structured data to the extent practicable, and be operational within one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Look up temporarily closed post offices: benefit, low. This bill would require the U.S. Postal Service to create a public website listing post offices temporarily suspended under Subchapter 61 of the Postal Service Handbook PO-101 (or any successor). The site would show each covered post office with its street address, the suspension start date, and th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2103: Protect Postal Performance Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6811)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2103: Protect Postal Performance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2103)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6811 (as of 2026-09-21).