119-sres147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 147 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 147

 Expressing the sense of the Senate 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 27, 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
 Hassan, and Mr. Tillis) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the Senate 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 of the United 
 States;
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, which employs 
 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 rural, suburban, 
 and urban communities of the United States;
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 United States;
Whereas postal employees are dedicated public servants who do more than process 
 and deliver the mail, including serving as the eyes and ears of their 
 communities and often responding 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 critical 
 infrastructure of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate 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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