,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #efe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #aj1       
#bjag,mrs4 ,lawrence 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,cummings1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,jordan1
 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4    
,evans1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 
,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4       
,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,lawson of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mrs4        
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of
 ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,kelly of
 ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of 
,pennsylvania1 and ,ms4 ,moore7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the recognition of ,october #i1 #bjag1  
as ,world ,post ,day4  ,whereas ,october
 #ith of each year is recognized        
internationally as ,world ,post ,day to 
acknowledge the importance and          

contributions of postal services2       
,whereas the ,universal ,postal         
,congress first declared ,world ,post   
,day in #aifi2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states is a founding member of the     
,universal ,postal ,union1 which was    
established on ,october #i1 #ahgd1 to   
promote cooperation between postal      
services worldwide2 ,whereas postal     
services across the world play an       
essential role in the everyday lives of 
people and businesses2 ,whereas postal  
services work to ensure that all people 
have access to affordable communication 
and shipping services regardless of     
their income level or residence2        
,whereas the world's postal services    
process and deliver over #cbg billion   
letters and #g billion packages         
annually1 employing over #e million     
staff2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
,postal ,service processes and delivers 
#dg percent of the world's total mail   
volume2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    
,postal ,service employs #ejh1ijh career

 employees1 #acj1hha non-career         
employees1 and over #aac1jjj ,united    
,states veterans1 who work diligently   
every day to serve the public2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    
contributes to the lives of all         
,americans by providing fundamental and 
accessible services throughout the      
,nation1 enabling ,american commerce1   
delivering crucial goods to individuals1
 and helping communities in times of    
need2 ,whereas the ,united ,states      
,postal ,service delivers more mail to  
more addresses in a larger geographical 
area than any other post in the world1  
serving over #aef million addresses in  
every state1 city1 and town in the      
,nation2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
,postal ,service processed over #aec    
billion pieces of mail in #bjaf1        
including over #a billion pieces of     
international mail2 ,whereas every      
person living in the ,united ,states and
 its territories has access to postal   
products and services and pays the same 

price for a ,first-,class postage stamp2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service supports businesses throughout 
the ,nation and is central to the #a4d  
trillion ,united ,states mailing        
industry1 which employs over #g4e       
million people2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service and ,united    
,states ,postal ,inspection ,service    
play a critical role in national        
security1 enforcing over #bjj ,federal  
laws that safeguard the ,nation's mail2 
and ,whereas the commemoration of ,world
 ,post ,day would acknowledge and       
reaffirm the commitment of the ,united  
,states to its national postal service3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives supports the       
recognition of ,world ,post ,day4