,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,hageman 7for herself and ,mr4 ,pappas7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,accountability  ,a      
,,bill  ,to limit the closure or        
consolidation of any ,united ,states    
,postal ,service processing and         
distribution center in ,states1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,postal        
,operations ,stay ,timely ,and ,local   
,act or the ,,postal ,act4  #b4         
,limitation on closing or consolidating 
,postal ,service processing and         
distribution centers in ,states  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service may not close1 consolidate1    
downgrade1 or take any other similar    
action with respect to any processing   
and distribution center in a ,state if  
such action would result in no such     
center being located in that ,state or  

negatively impact mail delivery4  7b7   
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term processing and distribution center
 means a central mail facility that--   
7,a7 distributes and dispatches part or 
all of both incoming mail and outgoing  
mail for a designated service area2     
7,b7 provides instructions on the       
preparation of collection mail1 dispatch
 schedules1 and sorting plan            
requirements to mailers2 and  7,c7 is a 
sectional center facility1 a general    
mail facility1 or a dedicated mail      
processing facility without a station or
 branch2 and  7#b7 the term ,state means
 the #ej ,states and the ,district of   
,columbia4