A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which the Postal Service may close post offices serving rural areas and small communities and towns.

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Introduced

11 March 1976

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Summary

Prohibits the closing of a post office serving a rural area or small town solely on the basis that such post office is operating at a deficit unless: (1) the Postal Service determines that equivalent or improved services will be provided either by a city, rural, or star route carrier or by another postal facility; and (2) a survey of persons using the post office which the Postal Service proposes to close indicates that a majority of the persons responding do not oppose such closing.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/12409
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