To limit the closure or consolidation of any United States Postal Service processing and distribution center in Postal Service regions that have failed to meet certain delivery standards, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8040.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BUDZINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 67, April 17, 2024, Page H2502):
  Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ban all consolidation, downsizing, and closures of Processing and Distribution Centers in postal districts that are underperforming USPS's FY23 on-time mail delivery targets for two-day and three-to-five-day mail options.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 17, 2024 ↗

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  H.R. 8040, 118th Congress

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  February 4, 2025

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