Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

February 2, 2016 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust (Reg. No. 2-87634) (811-03897)
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No 41 to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on January 28, 2016.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Venice Monagan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 12577.

	Very truly yours,
	Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
	Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: James E. Thomas, Esq.