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H.R. 3370 112th Congress House

Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011

Official title: To provide that the United States Postal Service may not close any post office that does not have another post office within 8 miles as measured by public road… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that the United States Postal Service may not close any post office that does not have another post office within 8 miles as measured by public roads with regular year-round access, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 4, 2011 Introduced by: Eric A. "Rick" Crawford Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Postal serviceRural conditions and developmentU.S. Postal Service
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Nov 4, 2011
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 Latest action November 4, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011 - Prohibits the United States Postal Service (USPS) from closing any post office that does not have another post office within eight miles as measured by public roads with regular year-round access.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1668 Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3370: Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3370/
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"H.R. 3370: Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3370/.
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H.R. 3370, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3370/.
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