To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes.

This bill makes the Postal Service tell people and local leaders when a post office closes temporarily, give the community a chance to share feedback, and set up replacement services fast. If a post office has to close, USPS must send notices, explain why, share the plan to keep services going, and give an estimate for reopening. USPS also has to update people if the closure lasts more than six months and announce the reopening date and location once it’s set.

Notices must reach customers in several ways: mailed to affected addresses, posted at the post office, put on USPS’s website and social media, and emailed to officials like your U.S. House member, your state’s U.S. Senators, and your local government leader. Within 10 days of a temporary closure, USPS must provide stand-in services nearby, like retail sales, a way for PO box holders to get their mail, and help with change-of-address or mail holds, and keep these going until the post office reopens. These rules apply only to closures that start after this bill becomes law.

• Who is affected: People and businesses served by a temporarily closed post office, and local, state, and federal officials for that area.
• What changes: Required notices and status updates; community input; replacement services within 10 days; multi-channel communication; reopening announcements .
• When: For expected closures, notice at least 60 days before or as soon as USPS decides; for other closures, notice within 14 days after; updates every three months after six months; replacement services start within 10 days; applies to future closures after enactment .