,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #bi1       
#bjad,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for      
herself and ,mr4 ,serrano7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,supporting a moratorium on the sale of 
historic post office buildings4         
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service is an ,american institution    
dating back to the colonial era2        
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service is the core of a #a trillion   
mailing industry that employs more than 
#h million people2 ,whereas in #bjab1   
the ,postal ,service-- 7#a7 processed   
#afj billion pieces of mail2  7#b7      
handled #dj percent of the world's mail 
volume2  7#c7 paid #c4f billion every   
month in salaries and benefits2  7#d7   
employed #ajh1jjj veterans2 and  7#e7   
managed #ca1bgb retail offices2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service   

employs a ,federal preservation officer 
and a historian2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service has a diverse  
fine arts collection consisting of works
 of art from many different sources and 
programs2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
,postal ,service houses more than #a1djj
 murals and sculptures from ,president  
,roosevelt's ,new ,deal programs in its 
post offices around the ,nation2        
,whereas most of the post office works  
of art were funded through commissions  
under the ,treasury ,department's       
,section of ,painting and ,sculpture and
 ,section of ,fine ,arts2 and ,whereas  
as of ,december #bjab1 #iih postal      
buildings are listed on the ,national   
,historic ,register4 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it3 ,that the ,house of                
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
importance of preserving the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service's long history 
and protecting the ,nation's historic   
properties2 and  7#b7 opposes the sale  
of historic post office buildings and   

urges the ,postal ,service to halt      
current sales of recognized historic    
places and remove all such properties   
from the sales list4