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S. 1457 (110th)

Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007

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Introduced

23 May 2007

Last action

6 June 2007 · Referred

Status

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

Sponsors

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]

Subjects

Postal service

Source updated

14 August 2025

Postal service

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Summary

Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from contracting for the delivery of mail on any route with one or more families per mile. Allows existing contracts to remain in effect until terminated by their terms and to be renewed one or more times. (Chapter 52 of title 39, U.S. Code, was repealed by P.L. 109-435, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act.)

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Timeline

  1. 23 May 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6554)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 May 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6554)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 May 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 June 2007

    Referred

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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