H.R. 8000 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2024 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To limit closures and consolidations of United States Postal Service mail processing facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timely Mail Delivery and Postal Services Protection Act. 2. Limitation on closure and consolidation of mail processing facilities (a) Prohibiting on carrying out Mail Processing Facility Review Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Postal Service may not carry out the United States Postal Service Mail Processing Facility Review (or any successor program), and no Federal funds (including amounts in the Postal Service Fund under section 2003 of title 39, United States Code) may be obligated or expended to carry out such Review. (b) Limitation on changes to mail processing facilities (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Postal Service may not implement or otherwise carry out any changes to the operations of its mail processing facilities (including consolidation or partial consolidation, aggregation of processing, distribution, or delivery operations) until on or after the date that the Postal Regulatory Commission issues an advisory opinion on the proposed facility changes. (2) Deadline The Postal Regulatory Commission shall issue the advisory opinion required under paragraph (1) not later than 120 business days after the date the Postal Service submits to the Commission a proposed change to any such facility.