The NAPS Legislative Support page ensures that NAPS members have the tools to act on behalf of and to protect the Postal and Fed/Postal communities. We regard the legislative bill-tracking program as an important and unprecedented step to enhance the effectiveness and advance the common interests of NAPS as well as the Fed/Postal Community we partner with by allowing members to become more readily aware of key pieces of legislation that may greatly impact the life and working condition of our members and the federal workforce.
S.1720 was introduced by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH). The measure is the Senate companion to H.R. 3076. The core provisions of the legislation would repeal the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service prefund its retiree health benefits and would better integrate Medicare with the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for future retirees. The Postal Service estimates that these changes would save the agency approximately $44 billion over the next decade. Among H.R. 3076's other provisions, is a section that seeks to enhance the transparency of postal performance and another to ensure the maintenace of 6-day delivery for all postal products.
S. 1663 was introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The legislation is identical to H.R. 3287. The measure would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers to consumers over the age of 21, in accordance with state and local shipping regulations. The bill will give USPS two years to develop regulations and implement the law, ensuring USPS is ready to safely deliver alcoholic beverages to adult consumers with appropriate identification checks in place.
H.R. 3287 was introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA). The legislation would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers to consumers over the age of 21, in accordance with state and local shipping regulations. The bill will give USPS two years to develop regulations and implement the law, ensuring USPS is ready to safely deliver alcoholic beverages to adult consumers with appropriate identification checks in place.
H.R. 3077 was introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). The measure, as introduced, would enhance the capability of the U.S. Postal Service and state election authorities to track absentee election ballots, and would authorize paid parental leave for employees of the agency. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) successfully amended H.R. 3077 to include the provisions of H.R. 1623 and H.R. 1624. The first Connolly Amendment would provide currently excluded EAS level postal employees the right to appeal adverse personnel actions to the Merit System Protection Board. The second Connolly Amendment would calibrate the beginning of EAS pay talks to the expiration of the existing pay package, and would provide that the recommendations of a statutory fact-finding panel, etsbalished to resolve an impasse between NAPS and the USPS, would binding on the agency. Also, H.R. 3077 was amended to authorize the acquistion of an electric fleet of delivery vehicles and to maintain current service standards.
H.R. 3076 was introduced by Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and James Comer (R-KY). The core provisions of the legislation would repeal the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service prefund its retiree health benefits and would better integrate Medicare with the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for future retirees. The Postal Service estimates that these changes would save the agency approximately $44 billion over the next decade. Among H.R. 3076's other provisions, is a section that seeks to enhance the transparency of postal performance and another to ensure the maintenace of 6-day delivery for all postal products.
H.R. 2337 was introduced by Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA). The bill would help to alleviate the impact of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) on certain CSRS annuitants who are also eligible for Social Security. H.R. 2337 would provide a $150 per month rebate to individuals who reach the age of 62 prior to 2023, and would alter the formula to reduce the impact for WEP for CSRS annuitants who reach the age of 62 after January 1, 2023.
S. 1302 was introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and is identical to its House companion, H.R. 82. The bill would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP is part of the Social Security statue that reduces Social Security benefits for individuals entitled to such pension plans as the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The WEP is the part of the Social Security law that reduces Social Security survivor benefits for survivors eligible for such annuities as CSRS.
H.R. 1624 was introduced by Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and David McKinley (R-WV). The bill would provide all EAS-level postal personnel with right to appeal adverse personnel actions to the Merit System Protection Board. Currently, about 7,500 EAS-level employees are denied this right.
H.R. 1623 was introduced by Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Michael Bost (R-IL). The bill would provide for the timely start of pay talks between EAS-level postal employees and the USPS. In addition, the bill would establish a fair and credible process for conducting pay consultations.
H.Res. 114 was introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly D-VA). The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should continue 6-day mail delivery.
H.R. 82 was introduced by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL). The bill would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP is part of the Social Security statue that reduces Social Security benefits for individuals entitled to such pension plans as the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The WEP is the part of the Social Security law that reduces Social Security survivor benefits for survivors eligible for such annuities as CSRS.
H.R. 304 was introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA). The bill would create parity between the cost of living adjustment with respect to a Federal Employee System (FERS) annuity and a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity.
H.Res. 109 was introduced by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL). The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should continue residential and business door delivery.
H.Res. 108 was introduced by Rep. Steve Lynch (D-MA). The non-binding resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. Postal Service employees should be accorded priority status in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
H.R. 695 was introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR). The bill would repeal the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service prepay future retiree health costs. During the previous Congress, the House passed an identical bill. The text of H.R. 695 is the House companion to S. 145.
