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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 644 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service 

should remain a strong and universal service for the people of the 

United States, and should receive an appropriation to offset revenues 

lost due to the COVID–19 emergency. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. REED, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SMITH, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. UDALL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, 

Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. KING, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Mr. TESTER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. BROWN, 

Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. WARREN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. 

CANTWELL, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. KAINE, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. 

WARNER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 

Postal Service should remain a strong and universal service for the people of the United States, and should receive an appropriation to offset revenues lost due to 

the COVID–19 emergency. 

Whereas the United States Postal Service is, by law, ‘‘a basic 

and fundamental service provided to the people by the 


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Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by 

the people’’; 

Whereas the United States Postal Service is obligated under 

the law to ‘‘provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services 

to patrons in all areas’’ and ‘‘render services to all communities’’, in such a way so that ‘‘the costs of the Postal 

Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall 

value of such service to the people’’; 

Whereas the United States Postal Service maintains a universal network that connects all rural, suburban, and 

urban communities in the United States; 

Whereas the United States Postal Service carries necessary 

correspondence and goods to each community, including 

prescriptions and critical medications; 

Whereas the United States Postal Service uniquely serves 

‘‘the last mile’’, delivering to every business and residential customer not fewer than 6 days per week; 

Whereas the United States Postal Service helps small businesses stay connected with their customers no matter 

where they live; 

Whereas more than 630,000 employees work for the United 

States Postal Service, including more than 97,000 military veterans, to carry out this mission; and 

Whereas the United States Postal Service is at the center of 

the mailing industry, which generates 

$1,600,000,000,000 annually and employs approximately 

7,300,000 individuals in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate— 


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1 (1) that the United States Postal Service— 

2 (A) should not close post offices or facili3 ties, especially in areas that would otherwise 

4 lack access to the services these facilities pro5 vide; 

6 (B) should not reduce its standards of 

7 service, or prevent individuals and businesses in 

8 every community from receiving their mail expe9 diently and predictably; 

10 (C) should not unduly or excessively raise 

11 the prices of its products or services in such a 

12 way as to jeopardize the affordability and acces13 sibility of such products and services in each 

14 community across the nation; and 

15 (D) should maintain prompt, reliable, and 

16 efficient services to all patrons affordably, as 

17 required under the law and by the people of the 

18 United States; and 

19 (2) that Congress should appropriate funds to 

20 offset lost revenues of the United States Postal 

21 Service during the COVID–19 emergency and should 

22 take all appropriate measures to ensure the United 

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1 mains an accessible, independent establishment of 

2 the Federal Government. 

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