I will continue working to ensure this does not happen to another beloved small business again.
Rick W. Allen will work to ensure USPS contract postal unit closures do not happen to other beloved small businesses.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rep. Allen said, after the USPS contract postal unit at Surrey Center Pharmacy closed, that he would 'continue working to ensure this does not happen to another beloved small business again.' The statement also says months of effort with USPS and the pharmacy did not produce agreeable terms.
The bill text and actions show that the Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on 2025-09-16; the latest action remains referral and the bill status is Introduced.
Assessments
Allen took concrete same-office action after the 2020 federal campaign, including engagement with USPS and the affected pharmacy and introduction of H.R. 5416, the Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act. But the cited CPU closure still occurred, and the bill has not advanced beyond introduction/referral or become policy. Because there was a serious legislative and oversight attempt but no delivered protection preventing similar USPS contract postal unit closures, the promise is not fulfilled as of the available record.