Postal Suspension Transparency Act

Find temporarily closed post offices

This bill would require the Postal Service to build and maintain a public website with an interactive tool for post offices temporarily suspended under subchapter 61 of Postal Service Handbook PO-101 (or any successor). For each suspended post office, the site would list the street address, the date the suspension began, the stated reason, nearby alternative services (including how to request curbside delivery), and the nearest retail postal facility's location and hours. The site would also show, when practicable, an estimated reopen date, allow searches by street address, ZIP Code, or PO box, and present data in a searchable, sortable dashboard with open, structured data and (when practicable) bulk download. The bill would also say that postings on the site do not count as formal legal notice under subchapter 61 and would require the Postal Service to launch the website within one year of enactment.