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HR 3744 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Postal service Rural conditions and development U.S. Postal Service

Rural Service Preservation Act

Introduced: December 20, 2011 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Service Preservation Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to continue rural mail delivery at its current level for the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act.

Limits the number of buy-outs offered to employees who work in rural post offices and the number of rural post offices closed or consolidated to 10% of the total number of postal employee buy-outs and post office closings or consolidations during the five-year period beginning on the enactment date of this Act.

Defines "rural post office" as a post office located in an area that has a population not exceeding 10,000, and that is not contiguous or adjacent to a town, village, or city that has a population greater than 150,000 or an urbanized area of such town, village, or city.

What's happening now December 20, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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