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H.R. 6523 115th Congress House

Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not close or consolidate any postal facility located in a ZIP code … 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 or consolidate any postal facility located in a ZIP code with a high rate of population growth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 25, 2018
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 Latest action July 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act

This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing or consolidating any post office or other postal facility that is located in a ZIP code that has a high rate of population growth.

The USPS must determine annually whether a ZIP code has a high rate of population growth using population data available from the Bureau of the Census.

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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6523: Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6523/
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"H.R. 6523: Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6523/.
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H.R. 6523, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6523/.
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[H.R. 6523: Defending Quality Postal Delivery for the Future Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6523/)
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