HR1133: HR1133 United States Postal Service; 250th anniversary; reaffirming support for its continued public service to the American people; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service, founded in 1775 under Benjamin Franklin. It recounts the Postal Service's role in delivering mail, prescriptions, election ballots, and business correspondence to Americans regardless of where they live. The resolution states that the House celebrates this anniversary and reaffirms its support for the Postal Service as a public institution that should not be weakened or diminished, citing concerns about proposals to privatize or scale it back, especially in rural Georgia. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. As a resolution rather than a bill, it does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• States the House's reaffirmed support for the Postal Service as a public institution that should not be weakened or diminished.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute, since it is a resolution expressing the chamber's position rather than a law.

The resolution speaks to the United States Postal Service and its more than 630,000 employees nationwide, including postal workers in Georgia, as well as Georgians who rely on mail delivery, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

Because this is a resolution rather than binding legislation, it does not change any law or funding. It puts the Georgia House on record supporting the Postal Service's continued public operation, which may carry political weight in broader debates over postal privatization or service cuts.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) recounts the USPS's 1775 founding, its role delivering mail, ballots, and prescriptions, and its more than 630,000 employees nationwide.
• The first resolving clause has the House celebrate the USPS's 250th anniversary and its contributions to the American people.
• The second resolving clause has the House reaffirm support for the USPS as a vital public institution that must not be weakened or diminished.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-01-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Lauren McDonald (R, HD-026)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Demetrius Douglas (D, HD-078)

• United States Postal Service
• postal service
• rural mail delivery
• public institutions