POST Act

Bill: 116-s-4581
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-09-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Post Office Security and Transparency Act of 2020 or the POST Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take specified actions to ensure the availability of mail collection boxes.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill (1) prohibits the USPS from removing any collection box during the period beginning on this bill's enactment and ending on the later of 180 days after enactment or the date on which the USPS submits a report to Congress providing details of collection box removals and relocations, and (2) requires the USPS to restore or replace any collection box that it removed during the period beginning on June 16, 2020, and ending on the day before this bill's enactment.</p> <p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure the availability of mail collection boxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Post Office Security and Transparency Act of 2020 or the POST Act . 2. Mail collection boxes (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (2) the term collection box means a receptacle where a postal customer can deposit mail, including— (A) a blue, freestanding unit; (B) a post-mounted unit; and (C) a chute in a building; and (3) the term Postal Service means the United States Postal Service. (b) Moratorium on collection box removal; restoration of removed boxes (1) Moratorium The Postal Service may not remove any collection box during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the later of— (A) the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; or (B) the date on which the Postal Service submits the report to Congress under subsection (c). (2) Restoration of removed collection boxes Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall restore or replace any collection box that the Postal Service removed during the period beginning on June 16, 2020, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Report to Congress As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) the metrics used to make decisions on collection box removals during fiscal year 2020; (2) the methods used to provide public notice of collection box removals during fiscal year 2020; (3) a cost-benefit analysis of collection box removals that occurred during fiscal year 2020; (4) a demographic analysis of the individuals who were most likely to use collection boxes during fiscal year 2020; and (5) with respect to collection boxes that were relocated during fiscal year 2020 to increase public access to collection boxes— (A) the new and old location of each collection box; and (B) the reason for each relocation, including density metrics used in determining whether and where to relocate the collection box.