HR6523-119

In Committee

To direct the United States Postal Service to establish a post office in Mountain House, California.

119th Congress Introduced Dec 9, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This one-section bill gives the United States Postal Service a concrete siting and service obligation: it must establish a post office in Mountain House, California, no later than one year after enactment. The legal effect is narrow but specific. Mountain House residents, local small businesses, and local public institutions would gain a local postal facility instead of depending entirely on offices in surrounding communities, while USPS facility planning and retail operations staff would have to identify a location, staff the office, and absorb the implementation cost on the one-year timeline.

Who Benefits and How

Mountain House residents benefit from local counter services, mail access, and package services closer to home. Mountain House small businesses benefit from a local postal point for shipping, returns, certified mail, and routine business mail. Local public agencies and community organizations benefit from easier postal access for official notices and resident services.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The United States Postal Service must establish and operate the new Mountain House post office within one year. USPS facility planning, retail operations, staffing, and local delivery management teams must handle site selection, setup, staffing, and continuing operating costs. Postal budget planners must absorb the capital and operating cost of adding the facility.

Key Provisions

  • Requires USPS to establish a post office in Mountain House, California.
  • Directs completion no later than one year after enactment.
  • Provides local postal access for residents, small businesses, and community institutions.
  • Requires USPS facility planning, staffing, and operating work for the new office.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Requires the United States Postal Service to establish a post office in Mountain House, California, within one year after enactment.

Key Policy Areas

Postal Service, Local Services

Primary Purpose

Requires the United States Postal Service to establish a post office in Mountain House, California, within one year after enactment.

Policy Domains

Postal Service Local Services

Substantive provisions

Identified Gains
  • Mountain House residents
  • Mountain House small businesses
  • Local public institutions
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Mountain House residents:
Local public institutions:
Mountain House small businesses:
Identified Costs
  • United States Postal Service
  • USPS facility planning staff
  • USPS retail operations staff
  • Postal budget planners
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Postal budget planners:
USPS facility planning staff:
USPS retail operations staff:
United States Postal Service:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 9, 2025

Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was …

Dec 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

USPS facility planning staff, United States Postal Service

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Mountain House residents

Small Business
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Mountain House small businesses

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Postal Service Local Services
Actor Mappings
"places"
→ ['Mountain House, California']
"agencies"
→ ['United States Postal Service']

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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