[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 49 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 49

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
      be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2007

  Mr. Camp of Michigan submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
      be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day.

Whereas the commercial activity and economic vitality of the Nation is 
        significantly enhanced by the timely and efficient service of letter 
        carriers of the United States Postal Service;
Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service provide mail 
        delivery service to over 144,000,000 households across the Nation;
Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service deliver more than 43 
        tons of mail per year, averaging approximately 2,300 letters, cards, 
        magazines, and circulars per carrier a day;
Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service delivered 
        approximately 212,000,000,000 pieces of mail in 2005;
Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service handle over 44 
        percent of the world's mail volume, more than any other national postal 
        service; and
Whereas the United States Postal Service employs over 705,000 career letter 
        carriers and 98,000 noncareer employees, making it the 3rd largest 
        employer in the Nation; Now, therefore be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day to recognize the 
unique contributions made by letter carriers of the United States 
Postal Service to the well-being and prosperity of the Nation.
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