Full Text of HR0838 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lost deliveries negatively affect businesses, | 3 | | hurt residents, communities, and the economy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Service standards implemented by mail package | 5 | | delivery services are essential to providing prompt and timely | 6 | | delivery of all mail, including online purchases; with more | 7 | | Americans shopping online, the number of package thefts have | 8 | | been increasing; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Each year more than 23 million Americans have | 10 | | their packages stolen and lose an average of $140.00; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, According to Consumer Affairs, more than 4,000 | 12 | | customers have filed complaints against shipping companies | 13 | | regarding the theft of packages; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Citizens can prevent package theft by | 15 | | implementing additional safety precautions, including using | 16 | | Smart Package Lockers or convenience stores to secure packages, | 17 | | having packages delivered to a workplace, installing front door | 18 | | security cameras, requiring a signature on delivery, rerouting | 19 | | or rescheduling package deliveries, requiring vacation package | 20 | | holds, purchasing a package guard, and insuring packages; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | urge package delivery companies to respond to the increased | 4 | | public concern by examining ways to reduce package thefts and | 5 | | expedite customer refunds as appropriate; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the citizens of Illinois to take | 7 | | additional measures to make sure their packages are not stolen | 8 | | from their front doors or porches; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the United States Postal Service, Amazon, FedEx, | 11 | | and UPS.
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