# 119-s-569: POSTAL Act

119-s-569, POSTAL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-569
- As of: 2025-12-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-569
- Congress: 119
- Title: POSTAL Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

The POSTAL Act would bar the United States Postal Service from closing, consolidating, downgrading, or otherwise removing a state's last processing and distribution center. It preserves **at least one processing and distribution center in every State**, including D.C.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect local postal processing centers: benefit, high. This bill would stop the Postal Service from closing, consolidating, downgrading, or similarly changing a processing and distribution center when that action would leave a State with no such center. A "processing and distribution center" means a central mail facility that handles incoming and outgo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-472: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-s-315: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-569 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/569)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-472: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-472)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-s-315: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-315)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-569 (as of 2025-12-20).