A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to regulate the manner in which the U.S. Postal Service may consolidate rural delivery routes and close post offices serving rural areas and small communities and towns.

Summary

Prohibits the closing of any post office serving more than 30 households or the consolidation of any existing rural route without postal patron approval. Prohibits the reduction in mail delivery service in any rural area or town of less than 100,000 inhabitants. Permits the reduction of mail delivery frequency in cities of over 100,000 inhabitants if such proposed reduction is submitted to the Postal Rate Commission. Requires each post office to be headed by a postmaster and requires at least one post office to be established in each seat of county government.

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Timeline

1. 27 June 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 June 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 June 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
• · hspo00 · Standing

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