HR 7595 · 95th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from merging post office operations without the approval of persons regularly served by such post offices.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1977-06-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits the Postal Service from closing any post office for the purpose of: (1) merging the operation of such post office with the operation of another; (2) changing its name or ZIP code; or (3) reducing its services without the approval of a majority of patrons of such post office who respond to a referendum conducted pursuant to this Act. Requires the postmaster of the affected facility, in the event such change is planned, to distribute a referendum proposing such action to persons regularly served by such post office and to receive responses during the following 60-day period.…
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