United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3744 (112th)
Rural Service Preservation Act
Introduced
20 December 2011
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Summary
Rural Service Preservation Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue rural mail delivery at its current level for the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act. Limits the number of buy-outs offered to employees who work in rural post offices and the number of rural post offices closed or consolidated to 10% of the total number of postal employee buy-outs and post office closings or consolidations during the five-year period beginning on the enactment date of this Act. Defines "rural post office" as a post office located in an area that has a population not exceeding 10,000, and that is not contiguous or adjacent to a town, village, or city that has a population greater than 150,000 or an urbanized area of such town, village, or city.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 December 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 December 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 December 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3744
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3744