Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should restore mail delivery service standards to those of July 1, 2012.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 277 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 277

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore 
            service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2023

     Mr. Bacon (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Dean of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee of 
   California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Bera, Mr. 
 Neguse, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
Craig, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Cuellar, and 
Mr. Smith of Washington) submitted the following resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore 
            service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.

Whereas, on January 5, 2015, the United States Postal Service has implemented 
        lower ``service standards'' to virtually eliminate overnight delivery of 
        first class mail and periodicals, and further delay most other mail;
Whereas the Postal Regulatory Commission found that it was not necessary to 
        degrade postal services to realize substantial cost savings and that 
        there are other ways to save the postal service money without 
        jeopardizing the service Americans rely upon;
Whereas delayed mail negatively impacts businesses, hurts residents, rural 
        communities, and the economy, and drives customers away, resulting in 
        lower revenue and worsens the Postal Service's financial situation; and
Whereas robust service standards implemented by the United States Postal Service 
        are essential to providing prompt and timely delivery of all mail, 
        online purchases, local newspapers, newsletters, bill payments, letters, 
        invitations, packages, and medicines: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures 
to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.
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