United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 211 D · 27 R cosponsors

HRES 70 — 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.

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 238 sponsors

    1 primary, 237 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (211 D · 27 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Submitted in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 237 co-sponsors · 309 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (237)

Not signed on (309)

309 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HRES 70 do?
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.
Who sponsors HRES 70?
HRES 70 is sponsored by Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), LaLota, Nick (Republican), Garbarino, Andrew R. (Republican), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Cuellar, Henry (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Bacon, Don (Republican), Carson, André (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Case, Ed (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Bynum, Janelle S. (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Moylan, James C. (Republican), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Whitesides, George (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Schrier, Kim (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Bergman, Jack (Republican), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Gonzalez, Vicente (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Davis, Donald G. (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Graves, Sam (Republican), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Kean, Thomas H. (Republican), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Cisneros, Gilbert Ray (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (Republican), Pou, Nellie (Democratic), Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Lee, Susie (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Fields, Cleo (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Salazar, Maria Elvira (Republican), Liccardo, Sam T. (Democratic), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Van Orden, Derrick (Republican), Newhouse, Dan (Republican), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Valadao, David G. (Republican), Mackenzie, Ryan (Republican), Gray, Adam (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Bresnahan, Robert P. (Republican), Rivas, Luz M. (Democratic), Ciscomani, Juan (Republican), Hernández, Pablo Jose (Democratic), Stauber, Pete (Republican), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Langworthy, Nicholas A. (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Alford, Mark (Republican), Schmidt, Derek (Republican), and Bost, Mike (Republican).
What is the current status of HRES 70?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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