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Post Office and Retail Postal Facility Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress

Posted Wed, 07/22/2009 - 23:00

In common parlance, post office is used to refer to a wide variety of facilities operated by the United States Postal Service (USPS). In administrative practice, the USPS differentiates among several categories of postal facilities. Regarding one category of its facilities, the USPS announced in May 2009 that it was considering the closure of 3,105 of its 4,851 post office branches and stations. These facilities provide the public with postal services, such as stamp sales, post office boxes, and package shipping.

Greeenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Posted Tue, 06/16/2009 - 23:00

H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, was introduced May 15, 2009,
by Representatives Waxman and Markey, and was subsequently modified (both technical and
substantive changes) and ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on
May 21, 2009. The bill was reported (amended) June 5 (H.Rept. 111-137, Part I). Among the
major provisions of the bill are the following:
H.R. 2454 contains provisions that would amend the Clean Air Act to establish a cap-and-trade
system designed to reduce U.S.