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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…

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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.

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 16, 2018
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the U.S. Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the federal government and is not subject to privatization.

What's happening now July 16, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Cosponsors 152
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Nov 14, 2018
R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 2, 2018
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 26, 2018
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Oct 23, 2018
D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 23, 2018
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 16, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Oct 12, 2018
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 12, 2018
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 12, 2018
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2018
Blum, Rod
· Oct 9, 2018
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 9, 2018
R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Oct 9, 2018
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 5, 2018
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 5, 2018
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 5, 2018
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 2, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· Sep 28, 2018
Love, Mia
· Sep 27, 2018
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 27, 2018
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Sep 27, 2018
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 27, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 26, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 26, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 26, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Sep 25, 2018
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 25, 2018
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 25, 2018
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 25, 2018
D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 20, 2018
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2018
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 20, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 20, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 17, 2018
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 17, 2018
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 17, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Sep 13, 2018
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 12, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 10, 2018
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 10, 2018
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 10, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 10, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2018
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 10, 2018
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 10, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 10, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 993: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-993/
MLA
"H. Res. 993: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-993/.
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H. Res. 993, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-993/.
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[H. Res. 993: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-993/)
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