Bill Text: OR HJM15 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon House Joint Memorial 15 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Urging Congress to support passage of Postal Service Protection Act of 2013.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-10)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-30 - Filed with Secretary of State. [HJM15 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HJM15-Enrolled.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                     House Joint Memorial 15

Sponsored by Representatives HOYLE, CLEM, Senator FERRIOLI;
  Representatives BARNHART, BARTON, BERGER, BUCKLEY, FAGAN,
  GILLIAM, GOMBERG, GORSEK, HICKS, JENSON, KRIEGER, LIVELY,
  MATTHEWS, MCKEOWN, MCLANE, PARRISH, REARDON, VEGA PEDERSON,
  WILLIAMSON, WITT, Senators BEYER, COURTNEY, GIROD, HASS,
  PROZANSKI, ROBLAN, SHIELDS, STEINER HAYWARD, WINTERS

To the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United
  States of America, in Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas the United States Postal Service was established
pursuant to Article 1, section 8, clause 7, of the United States
Constitution; and
  Whereas due to crippling legislation mandating unsustainable
practices, the United States Postal Service is facing insolvency
and the necessity of eliminating many jobs and services; and
  Whereas Congressman Peter DeFazio introduced the Postal Service
Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 630, 113th Cong., 1st Sess.)  in the
United States House of Representatives on February 13, 2013; and
  Whereas Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the Postal Service
Protection Act of 2013 (S. 316, 113th Cong., 1st Sess.) in the
United States Senate on February 13, 2013; and
  Whereas if enacted, the Postal Service Protection Act would
preserve essential functions of and solve the most immediate
financial difficulties facing the United States Postal Service;
and
  Whereas the Postal Service Protection Act would protect six-day
delivery and prevent the proposed reduction of postal services on
Saturdays, a cost-cutting measure that would adversely affect
many customers and cause them to seek other mail options; and
  Whereas the Postal Service Protection Act would eliminate the
existing requirement that the United States Postal Service make
75 years' worth of retiree health care benefit payments over a
10-year period, a burden no other government agency or private
company is required to bear; and
  Whereas the Postal Service Protection Act would allow the
United States Postal Service to recover overpayments to its
pension plans that amount to approximately $50 billion, according
to some studies; and
  Whereas the Postal Service Protection Act would prevent the
closure of rural post offices by giving the Postal Regulatory
Commission binding authority to prevent post offices from being
closed if the closure would adversely affect the community and
employees of the post office; and
  Whereas the Postal Service Protection Act would help to ensure
that the United States Postal Service remains a viable and
competitive institution that can provide services essential to
the public; and

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  Whereas because the State of Oregon utilizes a vote-by-mail
system, Oregonians have a unique relationship with the United
States Postal Service; and
  Whereas closing rural post offices and otherwise reducing
postal services would adversely affect the ability of many
Oregonians to exercise their constitutionally protected right to
vote; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:

  (1) The Congress of the United States is respectfully urged to
support the passage of the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013.
  (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to the Senate
Majority Leader, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and to each member of the Oregon Congressional Delegation.
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                                  Adopted by House May 7, 2013

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                                 Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of
                                              House

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                                  Tina Kotek, Speaker of House

                                 Adopted by Senate May 28, 2013

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                                  Peter Courtney, President of
                                             Senate

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