SRES 147 — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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 2025-03-27
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R, AK-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — 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) | — | S.Res 147 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | I STREET ADVOCATES | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | $30,000 | S. Res. 147 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | $50,000 | S.Res. 147 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | — | S.Res.147 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sullivan, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (NRLCA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.Res 147 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. Res. 147 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.Res.147 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.Res. 147 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Sullivan, Dan (R, senate AK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | 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 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 226 | $24,101 | $24,101 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 46 | $17,272 | $17,272 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,266 | $3,266 |
| 6 | ubs financial services, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | neale creek, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 8 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | jp morgan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,520 | $1,520 |
| 11 | arctic slope regional corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | greenberg & rapp financial group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | bhfs | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | k&l gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | tams construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | the daschle group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | the ob-c group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | db3 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | alyeska pipeline | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | north pacific seafoods inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | onedigital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | horan wealth llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | state of alaska | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 24 | mandtec | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | avoq | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R · senate · AK) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · 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 Sullivan, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS (s.res.147) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS (s.res. 147) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION (s. res. 147) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (NRLCA) (s.res 147) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · congress-committee