,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit the closure of postal      
facilities during the ,,covid-#ai public
 health emergency4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,our ,services ,today ,act of #bjbj or  
the ,,post ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium on    
postal facility closures  7a7 ,in       
general ,during the ,,covid-#ai public  
health emergency period1 the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service may not close  
any facility of the ,postal ,service4   
7b7 ,definition ,for purposes of this   
section1 the term ,,covid-#ai public    
health emergency period-- 7#a7 means the
 period of the public health emergency  
declared by the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services under section #cai 

of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 with respect to  
,,covid-#ai1 including any renewal of   
that declaration2 and  7#b7 includes any
 part of the period described in        
paragraph 7#a7 that occurred before the 
date of enactment of this ,act4