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H.R. 1501 114th Congress House

Moratorium on United States Postal Facilities Act

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not close, consolidate, or sell any historic postal facility withou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not close, consolidate, or sell any historic postal facility without prior congressional approval, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHistoric sites and heritage areasPostal service
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 19, 2015
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 Latest action March 19, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Moratorium on United States Postal Facilities Act

Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from closing, consolidating, selling, or otherwise disposing of any historic postal facility without prior written approval from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

Defines "historic postal facility" as any postal facility listed, or eligible to be listed, in the National Register of Historic Places.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 2015
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2015
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Mar 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1501: Moratorium on United States Postal Facilities Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1501/
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"H.R. 1501: Moratorium on United States Postal Facilities Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1501/.
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H.R. 1501, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1501/.
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