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House resolution · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

H.Res. 47Introduced Jan 13, 2021Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

196 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 170 Democrats

26 of 196 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 166 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Lynch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-8 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.