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.
Latest action · May 23, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 138
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2023 to Dec 16, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 23, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 23, 2023 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | May 23, 2023 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Dec 16, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 23, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2023Introduced in House
- May 23, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2023Introduced in House
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