,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #febc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjah,mr4 
,grijalva 7for himself and ,mr4         
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ci1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide that the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service may not
 close or consolidate any postal        
facility located in a ,,zip code with a 
high rate of population growth1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,defending     
,quality ,postal ,delivery for the      
,future ,act4  #b4 ,closure or          
consolidation of postal facilities in   
,,zip codes with high population growth 
,section #djd of title #ci1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7f7  7#a7       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 the ,postal ,service may not
 close or consolidate any post office or

 other postal facility that is located  
in a ,,zip code that has a high rate of 
population growth4  7#b7  7,a7 ,not     
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this subsection1 and not   
later than #fj days after the end of    
each year thereafter1 the ,postmaster   
,general shall determine1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce1 whether a ,,zip code has a   
high rate of population growth for      
purposes of paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,in   
making the annual determination required
 under subparagraph 7,a71 the           
,postmaster ,general shall1 using       
population data available from the      
,bureau of the ,census1 compare the     
population of a ,,zip code at the end of
 such year with the population of such  
,,zip code at the beginning of such     
year4  4