119-hr1249

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1249 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1249

To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes 
 that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 12, 2025

 Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

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 A BILL

To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes 
 that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Instituting Notification Formalities 
On Reorganizing Mail Act of 2025'' or the ``INFORM Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING NOTICES RELATING TO CHANGES IN NATURE OF POSTAL 
 SERVICES.

 

Section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``The'' and inserting 
 ``In General.--The'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) by inserting ``Change in Nature of Postal 
 Services.--'' before ``When''; and
        (B) by striking ``When'' and all that follows, and 
 inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--When the Postal Service determines that 
 there should be a change in the nature of postal services which 
 will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially 
 nationwide basis, it shall--
 ``
        (A) submit a proposed change, within a reasonable 
 time prior to the effective date of the change, to the 
 Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an advisory 
 opinion on the change; and
 ``
        (B) on the date such proposed change is submitted 
 to the Postal Regulatory Commission, post a notice of 
 the change within affected storefront postal 
 facilities, to remain posted for no fewer than 30 days 
 after the change has gone into effect, and such notice 
 shall include--
 ``
            (i) relevant details of the change;
 ``
            (ii) associated timelines related to the 
 implementation of the change;
 ``
            (iii) anticipated impacts on nationwide 
 postal services;
 ``
            (iv) details of any public meetings and 
 opportunities for public comment;
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            (v) contact information for public 
 comment; and
 ``
            (vi) other helpful resources as deemed 
 necessary by the Postal Service.'';

    (3) by redesignating subsection
            (c) as paragraph

    (2) of 
 subsection

    (b) ; and

    (4) in paragraph

    (2) of subsection

    (b) (as so 
 redesignated)--
        (A) by inserting ``Hearing and opinion of 
 commission.--'' before ``The Commission''; and
        (B) by striking ``proposal'' and inserting 
 ``proposed change''.
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