ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HCM 2006: postal service; urging independence

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Andrade, LD 29

BILL STATUS: Federal Relations

Overview

Urges the United States (U.S.) Congress to ensure the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) remains independent and under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

History

The USPS has over 500,000 employees, delivering service to every address in the country, including 42,000 zip codes from large cities to small towns.  The USPS handles 47% of the world's mail volume and processed 6.8 million passport applications in 2018.  According to USPS, their 7.5 million employees traveled 1.4 billion miles during FY 2018 to deliver mail. 

Most of the USPS $70.6 billion operating revenues in 2018 came from the following:

· First-Class Mail — $25 billion

· Marketing Mail — $16.5 billion

· Shipping and Package Services — $21.5 billion

· Periodicals — $1.3 billion

In early 2018, an Executive Order established a Task Force on the U.S. Postal System (Task Force) to evaluate the operations and finances of the USPS and develop recommendations for administrative and legislative reforms for the postal system.  The December 2018 Report from the Task Force outlines the Task Force's many findings and details their recommendations (Appendix A). 

Provisions

1. Urges the U.S. Congress to ensure that the USPS continue as an independent entity under the jurisdiction of the federal government and that it not be privatized in whole or in part.

2. Asks the Arizona Secretary of State to transmit copies of this Memorial to the following individuals:

a. The President of the U.S. Senate.

b. The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

c. Each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.

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g. Fifty-fourth Legislature                               HCM 2006

h. First Regular Session                    Version 1: Federal Relations

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