United States · Bill · S
S. 1668 (112th)
Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
Introduced
6 October 2011
Last action
6 October 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Subjects
Postal service
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 - Prohibits the United States Postal Service (USPS) from closing any post office which results in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) between any 2 post offices.
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Timeline
6 October 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 6 October 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
- related to → Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1668
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1668
- us · 112-s-1668 · source updated 5 December 2025