# 119-s-661: Postal Processing Protection Act

119-s-661, Postal Processing Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-661
- Congress: 119
- Title: Postal Processing Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Extends closure protections in 39 U.S.C. 404(d) to any USPS-owned or -operated facility that supports one or more post offices.** The bill would broaden the law so acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution and other support sites face the same statutory protections as post offices when a closure is proposed. - Communities and customers: Requires the Postal Service to follow the same statutory protections before closing local processing or distribution sites. This aims to help preserve local mail handling and delivery continuity. - Postal workers: Extends the procedural protections tied to post office closures to staff at supporting facilities. Workers would be covered by the same process when a supporting site is proposed for closure. - USPS decision making: Expands five cross references in Section 404(d) so a wider set of owned or operated facilities trigger the closure rules. The change alters which facilities must undergo the covered review and protections.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More closure protections for USPS facilities: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would expand postal closure rules to more USPS facilities. It would replace references to "any post office" with a broader phrase. The new phrase covers acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, and other USPS facilities that support one or more post offices. T…

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- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
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## Sources
- [119-s-661 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/661)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-661 (as of 2025-12-21).