[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 22 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 22

  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the 
               closure or consolidation of post offices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2005

 Mrs. Emerson submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to prevent the 
               closure or consolidation of post offices.

Whereas the United States Postal Service has announced that it may consider 
        closing post offices that do not cover their costs;
Whereas the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the authority to 
        ``establish Post Offices'', recognizing that mail services are essential 
        to binding the citizenry of this Nation together;
Whereas Congress has stated, time and time again, that post offices should not 
        be closed or consolidated solely for operating at a deficit, it being 
        the intent of Congress that effective postal services be ensured for all 
        Americans, whether residing in urban, suburban, or rural communities;
Whereas many communities have only limited means of communication, and rely on 
        the post office to allow them to correspond with persons elsewhere in 
        the Nation or around the world; and
Whereas the post office is an essential institution within every community: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That it is the sense of Congress that the United States Postal 
Service--
            (1) should provide a maximum degree of effective and 
        regular postal services to all communities, including rural 
        areas and small towns where post offices may not be self-
        sustaining; and
            (2) should take all necessary steps to ensure that post 
        offices are not closed or consolidated.
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