119-hres70

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 70 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 70

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
 should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States 
 Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal 
 Government and is not subject to privatization.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 28, 2025

 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Garbarino, and Mr. Connolly) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Oversight and Government Reform

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
 should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States 
 Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal 
 Government and is not subject to privatization.

Whereas the United States Postal Service is a constitutionally mandated service 
 per article I, 

section 8, clause 7 of the Constitution;
Whereas the United States Postal Service is a self-sustaining, independent 
 establishment that does not receive taxpayer funding and relies solely 
 on revenue derived from the sale of postal services and products;
Whereas the United States Postal Service and its more than 630,000 employees are 
 at the center of the $1,900,000,000,000 mailing industry, employing more 
 than 7,900,000 Americans;
Whereas the United States Postal Service serves the needs of customers at more 
 than 168,000,000 business and residential addresses every day, maintains 
 an affordable and universal network, and connects the country's rural, 
 suburban, and urban communities;
Whereas the United States Postal Service is consistently the highest rated 
 agency of the Federal Government in nonpartisan opinion polls;
Whereas the United States Postal Service employs nearly 73,000 military veterans 
 and is one of the largest employers of veterans in the Nation;
Whereas postal employees are dedicated public servants who do more than process 
 and deliver the Nation's mail, they serve as the eyes and ears of the 
 Nation's communities and often respond first in situations involving 
 health, safety, and crime in their communities;
Whereas privatization of the United States Postal Service would result in higher 
 prices and reduced services for its customers, especially in rural 
 communities; and
Whereas privatization of the United States Postal Service would jeopardize the 
 booming e-commerce sector and cripple a major part of the Nation's 
 critical infrastructure: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United 
States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the 
Federal Government and not subject to privatization.
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