HR0582 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives recognize that the United States Postal Service is vital to the State of Illinois by providing mail services and employment to many Illinois residents; and

WHEREAS, The United States Postal Service employs 28,670 employees in the State of Illinois and 574,000 employees nationwide; and

WHEREAS, The United States Postal Service is currently faced with very difficult financial challenges; these challenges pose a threat to the jobs of the United States Postal Service employees; and

WHEREAS, The current financial challenges faced by the United States Postal Service is projected to lead to 120,000 layoffs nationwide and the closure of 3,700 post offices; and

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has an interest in protecting and preserving the jobs of Illinois residents and the United States Postal Service; and

WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives supports the passage of the United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 (H.R. 1351), which calls for the Office of Personal Management to recalculate the USPS surplus in the Civil Service Retirement System, transfer the recalculated surplus to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund, and use the surplus to make its payments; and

WHEREAS, Passage of the United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 is a necessary measure to help prevent the layoffs and closures and protect the United States Postal Service from financial default; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the members of Congress to pass the United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 to aid the United States Postal Service in their financial challenges and help save the jobs of many Illinois postal workers; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, and the members of the Illinois congressional delegation.