SRES 147
A 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.
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Bill overview
This resolution expresses the Senate’s desire for Congress to take steps to protect the United States Postal Service (USPS) as an independent agency of the federal government. It emphasizes the USPS’s constitutional mandate, its self-sustaining nature, and its vital role in the economy and communities across the country. The resolution highlights the USPS’s importance to the mailing industry, its service to millions of addresses, and its significant veteran employment. It warns against privatization, which would likely lead to higher prices and reduced services.
Key provisions
- Expresses the Senate’s sense that Congress should act to preserve the USPS’s independence.
- Highlights the USPS’s constitutional basis.
- Emphasizes the USPS’s self-sustaining revenue model.
- Notes the USPS’s significant economic impact, including employment.
- Points out the USPS’s universal service network and reach.
- Highlights the USPS’s veteran employment program.
Who is affected
- United States Postal Service
- USPS Employees
- Customers of the USPS
- Rural Communities
- Veterans
Notable changes
- The resolution opposes privatization of the USPS.
- It suggests Congress should take ‘all appropriate measures’ to maintain the USPS’s independence.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. RES. 147
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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
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.