POST Act

Bill: 116-s-4435
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2020-08-04
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Postal service

U.S. Postal Service
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protect Our Services Today Act of 2020 or the POST Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing any USPS facility during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency period.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4435 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2020 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the closure of postal facilities during the COVID–19 public health emergency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Services Today Act of 2020 or the POST Act . 2. Moratorium on postal facility closures (a) In general During the COVID–19 public health emergency period, the United States Postal Service may not close any facility of the Postal Service. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term COVID–19 public health emergency period — (1) means the period of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of that declaration; and (2) includes any part of the period described in paragraph (1) that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.