,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 and ,mrs4      
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,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 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,processing and           
distribution center ,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 branch4  7#b7      
,state ,the term ,state means a ,state  
or the ,district of ,columbia4  7b7     
,limitation ,the ,united ,states ,postal
 ,service may not close1 consolidate1   
downgrade1 or take any other similar    
action with respect to a processing and 
distribution center in a ,state if such 
action would result in there being no   
processing and distribution center      
located in that ,state4