Protect Postal Performance Act
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Overview
The Protect Postal Performance Act aims to strengthen the Postal Service’s ability to make decisions about post office closures and processing center changes. It requires a public hearing and summary publication before closures or consolidations can occur, and establishes a 180-day waiting period. The bill also restricts closures in areas with significant populations and prohibits the Postal Service from conducting a current facility review while requiring the Postal Regulatory Commission to weigh in on proposed changes to mail processing facilities and transportation optimization efforts.
Key provisions
- Requires a 60-day public hearing and summary publication before post office closures or consolidations.
- Prevents closures or consolidations of post offices located more than 15 miles apart or serving populations of 15,000 or more.
- Prohibits the Postal Service from closing or consolidating processing and distribution centers that would leave a State without any non-contiguous regional center.
- Requires the Postal Regulatory Commission to issue an advisory opinion before changes to mail processing facilities can be implemented.
- Prevents the Postal Service from implementing local or regional transportation optimization efforts that would decrease mail pickup or drop-off frequency.
- Prohibits the Postal Service from conducting the United States Postal Service Mail Processing Facility Review.
- Establishes benchmarks for on-time mail delivery (93% for two-day, 90.3% for three-to-five-day) and restricts closures of processing centers failing to meet these benchmarks.
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