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.
Sponsored By: Representative Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Notice and backup services for post office suspensions
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 chance to comment on the shutdown or a possible relocation. USPS would have to offer replacement retail services within 10 days, in the same area when possible, and keep them until reopening. If a shutdown lasts over six months, USPS would send a status update at six months and then every three months, and give a reopening notice with the resume date (and new site if moved). These rules would apply only to suspensions that start after the law takes effect, and advance notice could be skipped for health or safety emergencies or when the shutdown is not under USPS control.
Which officials get post office notices
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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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