US HB1251 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the U.S. Postal Service to implement procedures to ensure that no permanent change-of-address request is carried out unless the Postal Service first receives signed confirmation from the addressee (or the addressee's authorized agent) that the request was in fact made by (or on behalf of) the addressee.

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Title

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not carry out a change-of-address request unless it first receives a signed confirmation that the request was in fact made by or on behalf of the addressee.

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
2009-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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