The POSTAL Act would restrict the U.S. Postal Service from closing, consolidating, or downgrading mail processing and distribution centers if doing so would leave a state without any such facility or harm mail delivery in that state. The bill defines processing and distribution centers as central mail facilities that sort and dispatch incoming and outgoing mail for designated service areas. This legislation would affect all 50 states and the District of Columbia by preventing the Postal Service from eliminating these regional processing hubs. The bill does not specify funding or implementation timelines. Sponsored by Senators Lummis, Hassan, Barrasso, and Shaheen, the bill was introduced in April 2024 and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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