H.R. 8491 119th Congress House

Postal Alert and Weather Preparedness Act

Official title: To direct the United States Postal Service to conduct a study on the feasibility of carrying out a program to provide electronic notifications to Postal Servic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the United States Postal Service to conduct a study on the feasibility of carrying out a program to provide electronic notifications to Postal Service customers regarding weather and mail delivery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 23, 2026 Introduced by: Hillary J. Scholten Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8491: Postal Alert and Weather Preparedness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8491/

MLA

"H.R. 8491: Postal Alert and Weather Preparedness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8491/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8491, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8491/.

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