US Congress House Bill 658 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 99-4)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Postal Services Act - Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any postal facility, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation; (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service economic savings; (3) requiring a posting in each affected postal facility at least 90 days before the final decision is made; and (4) requiring (under current law, allowing) suspension of the determination pending an appeal to the Postal Regulatory Commission. Exempts emergency suspensions (as defined under Postal Service regulations) or lease termination or cancellation by a party other than the Postal Service. Defines "postal facility," for the provisions amended by this Act, to include an office, branch, station, or other facility operated by the Postal Service.

Access to Postal Services Act

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. John Salazar [D-CO]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Ike Skelton [D-MO]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-24		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
2009-01-22		Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/658/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr658/BILLS-111hr658ih.pdf