{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-requiring-timely-reconstruction-damaged-rural-post-offices/", "Hawley Introduces Legislation Requiring the Timely Reconstruction of Damaged Rural Post Offices", "2023-09-21", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Rural Post Office Reconstruction Act of 2023, new legislation that would establish a clear timeframe for reopening rural post offices that experience closure due to natural disaster damage or other unforeseen circumstances.\n\nOn August 4, 2023, in Baring, Mo., an EF-2 tornado almost completely destroyed the town\u2019s Post Office, in addition to damaging nearby homes and businesses. There is still no public timetable for the reconstruction of the Post Office.\n\n\u201cRural post offices are critical to the daily life of Missourians and Americans everywhere who live in small towns\u2014and they must stay open whenever possible,\u201dsaid Senator Hawley. \u201cMy bill guarantees the timely reconstruction of damaged post offices, ensuring rural residents have access to the medical deliveries and other vital services they depend on.\u201d\n\nThe Rural Post Office Reconstruction Act of 2023 would require:\n\nTimely reconstruction of severely damaged post offices;\n\nReopening closed post offices;\n\nReporting to Congress in the event remediation is not completed in the specific timeframe.\n\nEarlier this month, Senator Hawley sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis Dejoy of the United States Postal Service seeking an update on the status of the Post Office in Baring, Mo.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-legislation-requiring-timely-reconstruction-damaged-rural-post-offices/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9866571053862572, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}