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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: February 5, 2021 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should ensure that the U.S. Postal Service is not privatized and remains an independent establishment of the federal government.

What's happening now January 13, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 193
D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Oct 14, 2022
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 13, 2022
Mooney, Alexander
· Aug 30, 2022
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 2, 2022
R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 6, 2022
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2022
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 30, 2022
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 30, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Jan 19, 2022
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 20, 2021
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Dec 14, 2021
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2021
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 8, 2021
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 8, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Dec 1, 2021
Allred, Colin
· Oct 25, 2021
R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 15, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 15, 2021
D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Oct 8, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 30, 2021
D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Sep 20, 2021
D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 10, 2021
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 10, 2021
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 31, 2021
D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jul 27, 2021
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 21, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 19, 2021
D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jul 19, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jul 6, 2021
D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2021
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 24, 2021
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 24, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jun 23, 2021
Kildee, Daniel
· Jun 22, 2021
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2021
D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 22, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 17, 2021
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 15, 2021
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 11, 2021
Katko, John
· May 28, 2021
Reed, Tom
· May 28, 2021
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 25, 2021
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 25, 2021
D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 25, 2021
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 25, 2021
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 12, 2021
Bass, Karen
· May 7, 2021
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 7, 2021
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 7, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 47: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-47/
MLA
"H. Res. 47: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-47/.
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H. Res. 47, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-47/.
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[H. Res. 47: 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/117-HRES-47/)
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