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H.R. 7943 95th Congress House

A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to prohibit the Postal Service from limiting regular daily mail delivery to fewer than 6 days each week.

Introduced: June 22, 1977 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Postal service
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It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 22, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 22, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 22, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Postal Service from decreasing the frequency of mail delivery service below the frequency in effect for the calendar week beginning May 1, 1977.

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All 2 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 1977
RAHALL, NICK
· Jun 22, 1977
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7943: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to prohibit the Postal Service from limiting regular daily mail delivery to fewer than 6 days each week.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7943/
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"H.R. 7943: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to prohibit the Postal Service from limiting regular daily mail delivery to fewer than 6 days each week.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7943/.
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H.R. 7943, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7943/.
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[H.R. 7943: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to prohibit the Postal Service from limiting regular daily mail delivery to fewer than 6 days each week.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7943/)
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