Protect Postal Performance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2103 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2103 To modify the procedures used by the United States Postal Service for the closure or consolidation of any post office or any processing and distribution center, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Ms. Budzinski (for herself, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modify the procedures used by the United States Postal Service for the closure or consolidation of any post office or any processing and distribution center, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Postal Performance Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF POST OFFICES. Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)-- (A) by striking ``The Postal Service'' and insert ``(A) The Postal Service''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) During such 60-day period, the Postal Service shall carry out a public hearing on the closure or consolidation, which may be attended in-person or virtually by any members of the public affected by the closure or consolidation. ``(C) Not later than 7 days after such hearing, the Postal Service shall publish a summary of the hearing on the Postal Service's public website, and include in such summary a description of any comments made or otherwise submitted at such hearing and the percentage of such comments that were in support or against the closure or consolidation. ``(D) Notwithstanding a