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S. 661

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 661, the Postal Processing Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 20, 2025 by Sen. Mike Rounds (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 661 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb661/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S661 IS: Postal Processing Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 661  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 20, 2025   Mr. Rounds  (for himself,  Mr. Durbin ,  Mr. Wicker , and  Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To require the United States Postal Service to apply certain requirements when closing a processing, shipping, delivery, or other facility supporting a post office.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Postal Processing Protection Act  .
2.
Postal processing protection
Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  any post office  and inserting  any post office, or any acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices ;
(2)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  a post office  and inserting  a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking  post offices  and inserting  post offices, or acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facilities that are owned or operated by the Postal Service that support 1 or more post offices, ;
(3)
in paragraph (3), by striking  a post office  and inserting  a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices, ;
(4)
in paragraph (4), by striking  a post office  and inserting  a post office, or an acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices, ; and
(5)
in paragraph (5), by striking  any post office  and inserting  any post office, or any acceptance, processing, shipping, delivery, distribution, or other facility that is owned or operated by the Postal Service that supports 1 or more post offices, .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-20
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require the United States Postal Service to apply certain requirements when closing a processing, shipping, delivery, or other facility supporting a post office.

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Rounds (R) sponsors S. 661, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 661 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Feb 20, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 661 has taken 2 actions since Feb 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 20, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 20, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 661 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 661.

Titles

S. 661 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Postal Processing Protection Act — Display Title
  • Postal Processing Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the United States Postal Service to apply certain requirements when closing a processing, shipping, delivery, or other facility supporting a post office. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 661 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP—Missouri14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MATTHEW NUGEN114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 fourth_quarter$200K4th Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 661 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 661’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s661/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 661 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government buildings, facilities, and property to U.S. Postal Service.

s661/subjects.txt
Government buildings, facilities, and propertyPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com