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HR 3744 112th Congress House

Rural Service Preservation Act

Official title: To provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain postal service to rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2012 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPostal serviceRural conditions and developmentU.S. Postal Service
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 20, 2011
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 Latest action December 20, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 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.

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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3744: Rural Service Preservation Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3744/
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"H.R. 3744: Rural Service Preservation Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3744/.
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H.R. 3744, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3744/.
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