Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day.

Whereas the commercial activity and economic vitality of the Nation is significantly enhanced by the timely and efficient service of letter carriers of the United States Postal Service;

Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service provide mail delivery service to over 144,000,000 households across the Nation;

Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service deliver more than 43 tons of mail per year, averaging approximately 2,300 letters, cards, magazines, and circulars per carrier a day;

Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service delivered approximately 212,000,000,000 pieces of mail in 2005;

Whereas letter carriers of the United States Postal Service handle over 44 percent of the world’s mail volume, more than any other national postal service; and

Whereas the United States Postal Service employs over 705,000 career letter carriers and 98,000 noncareer employees, making it the 3rd largest employer in the Nation; Now, therefore be it