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HR 1980 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit the delivery of mail to certain residential dwellings by the use of outdoor clusterboxes.

Introduced: June 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Postal Services and FacilitiesPostal service
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 12, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, US Postal Service.
Apr 10, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.
Apr 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 1985

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Postal Service from delivering the mail to any residential dwelling located within a standard metropolitan statistical area (with a population of 25,000 or more inhabitants) by the use of outdoor clusterboxes.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 31, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 6, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1980: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit the delivery of mail to certain residential dwellings by the use of outdoor clusterboxes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1980/
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"H.R. 1980: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit the delivery of mail to certain residential dwellings by the use of outdoor clusterboxes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1980/.
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H.R. 1980, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1980/.
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