S. 5304 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5304 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022Mr. Manchin (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; 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–19 public health emergency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Services Today Act of 2022 or the POST Act. 2. Moratorium on postal facility closures (a) In general During the COVID–19 public health emergency period, the United States Postal Service may not close any facility of the Postal Service. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term COVID–19 public health emergency period— (1) means the period of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of that declaration; and (2) includes any part of the period described in paragraph (1) that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.