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Introduced:
May 6, 2025
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Government Operations and Politics

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May 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
May 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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May 6, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

May 6, 2025

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Length: 1,735 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: May 6, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 6:24 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1604 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1604

To prohibit implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization
initiative, or similar initiative from being implemented by the United
States Postal Service if the Postal Regulatory Commission has
determined the initiative will negatively affect rural communities, and
for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 6, 2025

Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit implementation of the Regional Transportation Optimization
initiative, or similar initiative from being implemented by the United
States Postal Service if the Postal Regulatory Commission has
determined the initiative will negatively affect rural communities, 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.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Regional Transportation
Optimization Act'' or the ``No RTO Act''.
SEC. 2.

The United States Postal Service shall not implement its Regional
Transportation Optimization initiative, or any similar initiative, if
the Postal Regulatory Commission has determined in an advisory opinion,
pursuant to
section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, that such implementation will negatively affect rural communities.
implementation will negatively affect rural communities.
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