Arizona 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HCM2001 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: postal service; urging continued independence State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HCM 2001 Introduced by Representatives Salman: De Los Santos, Stahl Hamilton A Concurrent Memorial urging the United States Congress to ensure that the United States postal service remains independent. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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78	78	To the Congress of the United States of America: Your memorialist respectfully represents: Whereas, Congress has constitutional authority to establish post offices and post roads; and Whereas, federal law states that the function of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is to "provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people," and that the USPS must provide dependable, consistent and prompt services to all communities across the nation; and Whereas, the USPS is a self-sustaining, independent establishment that does not receive taxpayer funding and relies solely on revenue derived from the sale of postal services and products; and Whereas, the USPS and its more than 500,000 employees are at the center of the $1.6 trillion mailing industry, employing a total of 7.3 million Americans; and Whereas, serving the needs of 157 million business and residential customers six days a week, the USPS maintains an affordable and universal network and connects the country's rural, suburban and urban communities; and Whereas, the USPS is consistently the highest-rated agency of the federal government in nonpartisan opinion polls; and Whereas, the USPS is the nation's second-largest employer of veterans; and Whereas, postal employees are dedicated public servants who do more than process and deliver the nation's mail. They serve as the eyes and ears of the nation's communities and often are the first to respond in situations involving health, safety and crime in the communities they serve; and Whereas, privatizing the USPS would jeopardize the booming e-commerce sector, result in higher prices and reduced services, especially in rural areas, and cripple a major part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays: 1. That Congress take appropriate measures to ensure that the USPS remains an independent establishment of the federal government. 2. That Congress reform the burdensome requirement that the USPS prefund its retiree health benefits and enact legitimate, actuarial-based investment reforms for the USPS retiree health fund. 3. That Congress not privatize all or any part of the USPS. 4. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
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84	84	Whereas, Congress has constitutional authority to establish post offices and post roads; and
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86	86	Whereas, federal law states that the function of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is to "provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people," and that the USPS must provide dependable, consistent and prompt services to all communities across the nation; and
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88	88	Whereas, the USPS is a self-sustaining, independent establishment that does not receive taxpayer funding and relies solely on revenue derived from the sale of postal services and products; and
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90	90	Whereas, the USPS and its more than 500,000 employees are at the center of the $1.6 trillion mailing industry, employing a total of 7.3 million Americans; and
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92	92	Whereas, serving the needs of 157 million business and residential customers six days a week, the USPS maintains an affordable and universal network and connects the country's rural, suburban and urban communities; and
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94	94	Whereas, the USPS is consistently the highest-rated agency of the federal government in nonpartisan opinion polls; and
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96	96	Whereas, the USPS is the nation's second-largest employer of veterans; and
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98	98	Whereas, postal employees are dedicated public servants who do more than process and deliver the nation's mail. They serve as the eyes and ears of the nation's communities and often are the first to respond in situations involving health, safety and crime in the communities they serve; and
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100	100	Whereas, privatizing the USPS would jeopardize the booming e-commerce sector, result in higher prices and reduced services, especially in rural areas, and cripple a major part of the nation's critical infrastructure.
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102	102	Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
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104	104	1. That Congress take appropriate measures to ensure that the USPS remains an independent establishment of the federal government.
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106	106	2. That Congress reform the burdensome requirement that the USPS prefund its retiree health benefits and enact legitimate, actuarial-based investment reforms for the USPS retiree health fund.
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110	110	4. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.