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MI HR0305
Resolution
Status
9/1/2020
Primary Sponsor
Brenda Carter
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AI Summary
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Urges U.S. Congress, the President, and the USPS Board of Governors to ensure the Postal Service remains independent, fully funded, and able to deliver all mail in a timely manner.
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Describes USPS as essential to commerce and national communication, serving nearly 159 million addresses and delivering close to 120 million prescriptions annually to veterans and civilians.
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Criticizes operational changes implemented under the Trump administration including removal of mail collection boxes, overtime bans, closure of processing facilities, and removal of sorting machines that resulted in approximately 400,000 pieces of mail going unsorted at the Pontiac facility.
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Expresses concern that USPS warned 46 states, including Michigan, that mail-in ballots for the November 2020 election may not be delivered in time to be counted, potentially suppressing votes.
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Questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's ability to run the agency impartially, citing his status as a major Trump donor and ownership of over $75 million in companies competing with USPS, suggesting a conflict of interest.
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the U.S. Congress, the President of the United States, and the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to take swift action to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent, fully funded agency of the federal government that is accessible and equipped to deliver all mail and provide all other services in a timely manner.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
9/1/2020