legislation: 94-hr-12409
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| 94-hr-12409 | 94 | hr | 12409 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which the Postal Service may close post offices serving rural areas and small communities and towns. | Postal service | 1976-03-11 | 1976-03-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Prohibits the closing of a post office serving a rural area or small town solely on the basis that such post office is operating at a deficit unless: (1) the Postal Service determines that equivalent or improved services will be provided either by a city, rural, or star route carrier or by another postal facility; and (2) a survey of persons using the post office which the Postal Service proposes to close indicates that a majority of the persons responding do not oppose such closing. | 2024-08-01T19:31:02Z |