6-day resolution re-introduced as Congress convenes

6-day resolution re-introduced as Congress convenes

NALC: The 114th Congress was sworn in on Tuesday, and in the House of Representatives, Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) wasted no time in renewing their commitment to preserving six-day mail delivery by quickly introducing H.Res. 12. 3-NALC News Small

One of the first pieces of legislation introduced in this session of Congress, H.Res. 12 is identical to previous sessions’ resolutions that called on Congress and the Postal Service to take all appropriate steps to continue six-day mail delivery.

The current resolution already has 45 co-sponsors (see below). The last version, introduced early in the 113th Congress (2013-2014), wound up with 228 co-sponsors from both political parties.

“We are encouraged to see our friends in Congress once again take up the fight to maintain Saturday mail delivery service,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. “We hope that the rest of the members of the House and Senate see any attempts to eliminate this or any other postal service for what they truly are: short-sighted excuses for failing to address an onerous pre-funding mandate that perpetuates a cut-cut-cut mentality.

“Maintaining six-day mail delivery service meets the demands of American households and businesses,” Rolando said. “We applaud Congressmen Graves and Connolly for leading the effort to preserve this service.”

A fact sheet to support this resolution will be posted soon.

First co-sponsors of H.Res. 12:

Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Gene Green (D-TX) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Morgan Griffith (R-VA) Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Matthew Cartwright (D-PA) Bill Keating (D-MA) Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
Judy Chu (D-CA) Peter King (R-NY) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
David Cicilline (D-RI) Richard Hanna (R-NY) Aaron Schock (R-IL)
Emanuel Clever (D-MO) Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
Paul Cook (R-CA) Brian Higgins (D-NY) David Scott (D-GA)
Jim Costa (D-CA) Rubin Hinojosa (D-TX) Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Susan Davis (D-CA) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Ted Deutch (D-FL) Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Eliot Engel (D-NY) Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Leonard Lance (R-NJ) Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Bill Foster (D-IL) Sandy Levin (D-MI) Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Chris Gibson (R-NY) Gwen Moore (D-WI) Peter Welch (D-VT)

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