A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution opposing privatization of the United States Postal Service on January 28, 2025. If adopted, the resolution, H. Res. 70, would express 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.”
Representatives Steve Lynch (D-MA-08) and Nick LaLota (R-NY-01) are the lead sponsors of the resolution, with Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) as the first cosponsors.
H. Res. 70 is a direct response to the growing rhetoric around privatizing the Postal Service. While there has been growing concern over the finances of the USPS, calls for privatization fail to recognize the fact that the Postal Service is constitutionally obligated to serve every single American business and household. USPS employs over 640,000 men and women across the country; serves 166.6 million delivery points; and, is the backbone of a $1.58 trillion mailing industry. Such service has been a mainstay of the nation’s systems for communications and commerce.
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union urges all members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor this resolution.
