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H.R. 1251 (111th)

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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Introduced

2 March 2009

Last action

4 May 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

Sponsors

Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]

Subjects

Postal service

Source updated

7 April 2025

Postal service

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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Timeline

  1. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 May 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

    Source: Committee

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