Pappas Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Mail Service

 Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Postal Operations Stay Timely And Local (POSTAL) Act, which would prohibit the United States Postal Service (USPS) from consolidating, closing, or downgrading a processing and distribution center if it would leave a state without one or negatively impact mail delivery across a state. The Senate companion legislation is led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Maggie Hassan (NH), Cynthia Lummis (WY), and John Barrasso (WY).

“We must prioritize actions that improve mail service for the seniors, families, and businesses that rely on the U.S. Postal Service for their medications, mail, and packages. Diverting services outside a state threatens the reliability of service and local jobs,” said Congressman Pappas. “Last year, USPS made the misguided decision to shift mail distribution from New Hampshire’s only processing and distribution center to Boston, ignoring the overwhelming negative feedback from Granite Staters and significant consequences the move will have on local communities. While this proposed consolidation has been halted so far, our bipartisan legislation would mitigate closures and consolidations of these facilities and protect communities' mail service and jobs.”