HRES 70 — 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.
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-28
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R, GU-0) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, MP-0) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | I STREET ADVOCATES | NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (NRLCA) | — | H.Res. 70 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | I STREET ADVOCATES | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | $30,000 | H.Res. 70 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | $50,000 | H.Res. 70 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | — | H.Res. 70 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · H12100 — Submitted in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-28 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (45)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moylan, James C. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (NRLCA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.Res. 70 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.Res. 70 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.Res. 70 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.Res. 70 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, house MP) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 17 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Moylan, James C. (R, house GU) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 22 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 23 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,032 | $247,360 | $247,360 |
| 2 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 101 | $43,942 | $43,942 |
| 4 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 26 | $22,475 | $22,475 |
| 6 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 18 | $14,630 | $14,630 |
| 8 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 9 | retired | 0 | $0 | 54 | $10,298 | $10,298 |
| 10 | self | 0 | $0 | 14 | $9,390 | $9,390 |
| 11 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 12 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 26 | $8,615 | $8,615 |
| 13 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 21 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 22 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 23 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 24 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
41 predicted yes (8%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 499 unknown (91%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 35 yes / 0 no / 228 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
41 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R · house · MP) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moylan, James C. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS (h.res. 70) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS (h.res. 70) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (NRLCA) (h.res. 70) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION (h.res. 70) · lobbying_bill_mention