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S 1600 102th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Postal facilities Relocation of federal installations Rural affairs legislation

Small Post Office Retention Act of 1991

Introduced: July 31, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 31, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jul 31, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Post Office Retention Act of 1991 - Amends Federal law with respect to the closing of postal facilities to provide that a post office includes any facility which provides retail postal service in a community, without regard to the classification of such facility for other purposes or to the rank or title of the person in charge of such facility. Declares that the relocation of a post office from one point in a community to another point in the same community shall not be deemed a closing.

What's happening now July 31, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 31, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1600: Small Post Office Retention Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1600/
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"S. 1600: Small Post Office Retention Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1600/.
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S. 1600, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1600/.
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