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December 19, 2019 House and Senate Approve Funding Deal Before Holiday Recess The House and Senate agreed to two spending packages View Post House passes USMCA to replace NAFTA The House voted to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement View Post Lawmakers not seeking re-election: ongoing list List of lawmakers in the House and Senate announcing their retirements View Post |
December 13, 2019 Amidst a busy week, bipartisan agreements on major legislation appear close. View Post |
December 06, 2019 Week in Review (December 2-6) Lawmakers returned to a very busy schedule ahead of the December recess View Post |
December 05, 2019 Bipartisan legislation would require Social Security statements to be mailed The Know Your Social Security Act was introduced in both houses of Congress View Post PRC publishes revised notice of proposed rulemaking In early December, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a revised proposed rule making for the system that regulates the rates and classes of the Postal Service’s Market Dominant products. View Post Duncan confirmed for second term to USPS Board of Governors US Senate confirmed Robert M. Duncan to be a Governor of the USPS View Post |
December 04, 2019 House & Senate Release Calendar for Second Session of 116th Congress Congress released its 2020 draft calendar for the second session of the 116th Congress View Post Bill introduced to curb shipping of opioids through the mail The U.S. Postal Service Opioid & Illicit Drug Strategy Act was introduced in the Senate View Post |
December 03, 2019 Senate Introduces Companion Repeal Bill, House Bill Reaches Critical Mass The USPS Fairness Act (S. 2965) was introduced today View Post |
November 22, 2019 Week in review (November 18-22) As lawmakers head back today to their various districts and states, they leave behind a busy week of securing funding for the government through December 20, electing a new chair of a committee key to NALC’s priorities, and advancing legislation and proposals to help working people. View Post |
November 21, 2019 House passes workplace violence prevention legislation Today, the House voted 251-158 to pass the Workplace Violence Prevention for Heath Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309). View Post Government funding secure through December 20 Following the House and Senate passage of a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through December 20, the President signed the CR into law this evening thereby averting a third government shutdown under his presidency. View Post |
November 20, 2019 Maloney Elected Chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform Today, the House Democratic Caucus voted to elect Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) as the new chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. View Post Senate Republicans introduce multiemployer pension proposal Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a proposal “to avert the collapse of critically underfunded” union pension plans. View Post |
November 08, 2019 Week in review (November 4-8) While the House has been back home in their respective districts, the Senate remained in Washington this week. View Post |
November 06, 2019 Senate Budget Committee approves budget process overhaul bill Today, the Senate Budget Committee advanced the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act (S. 2765) in a 15-6 vote, which saw four committee Democrats join all 11 Republicans in support of the measure. View Post Bill to cut back on federal reports advances Senate committee On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (HSGAC) advanced the Congressional Reporting Burden Reduction Act (S. 2769) via voice vote. View Post |
November 01, 2019 Week in review (October 28-November 1) This week brought our 2019 NALC Heroes to Capitol Hill to be congratulated personally by their Members of Congress and Senators View Post |
October 31, 2019 Senate passes first FY2020 appropriations package The Senate passed H.R. 3055 View Post |
October 30, 2019 Letter Carrier Heroes head to the Hill NALC Heroes were honored by NALC President Fredric Rolando at a special luncheon in Washington DC and met with their respective Congressmen on Capitol Hill View Post |
October 25, 2019 Week in review (October 21-25) Congress remained in session this week with legislative business pausing following the death of House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD). View Post |
October 23, 2019 DOL’s proposed rule would shift workers to paperless retirement disclosures Department of Labor has proposed a new rule to shift all retirement plan disclosures away from the current paper system to one where it is all posted online View Post |
October 22, 2019 Resolution introduced to honor the lives of two postal workers Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a resolution honoring the late Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. View Post |
October 04, 2019 Week in Review September 30-October 4 Lawmakers are back home in their respective districts and states until October 15 View Post |
September 27, 2019 New legislation introduced to address Windfall Elimination Provision House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman introduced the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act View Post Week in Review September 23-27 An impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has begun while work continues on appropriations for FY2020. View Post |
September 24, 2019 Speaker of the House announces impeachment inquiry of the President Today, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. View Post |
September 20, 2019 Week in Review September 16-20 Since they returned from August Recess, lawmakers’ first priority has been to finalize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 (FY2020) ahead of the end of the fiscal year on September 30. View Post NALC opposes efforts to withdraw United States from the UPU Ahead of the third Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Geneva on September 24-25, there have been suggestions from the White House that it could pull the United States from the organization if the treaty does not meet the demands of the Trump Administration. View Post |
September 19, 2019 House passes CR to fund government through November 21 The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) today to provide temporary funding for the government until November 21, 2019 while negotiations around long-term appropriations for fiscal year 2020 (FY2020) continue. View Post |
August 02, 2019 Two-year government spending and debt ceiling deal signed into law Spending caps and debt limit deal (H.R. 3877) has been signed into law View Post |
August 01, 2019 Postal nominees to PRC and BOG confirmed Senate approved a series of nominations to the Postal Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors View Post |
July 30, 2019 Bill introduced to increase screening of international mail and packages Today, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act or “SAFE Mail Act” (H.R. 4102/S. 2323) in the House and Senate respectively. View Post |
July 26, 2019 Week in Review July 22-26 While the Senate remains in DC for one more week, the House is now on August Recess, which means they’re back in their respective districts for both vacation and home work periods. View Post |
July 25, 2019 House passes bipartisan two-year debt ceiling extension and budget deal A spending caps and debt limit deal was reached View Post |
July 24, 2019 House passes Butch Lewis Act to fix multiemployer pension plans House of Representatives passed H.R. 397 View Post Senate committee advances nominees to PRC and BOG Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a business meeting to vote on a series of bills and nominations View Post |
July 19, 2019 NALC Call to Action: Tell Your House Rep to Cosponsor H.R. 2382 Letter carriers are joining together to contact their House Representatives View Post Week in review (July 15-19) Lawmakers were on Capitol Hill working through a variety of different issues View Post Scheduling an in-district meeting with your Member of Congress Consistent communication with a district/local office is the best way to build relationships View Post |
July 18, 2019 House votes overwhelmingly to repeal ‘Cadillac Tax’ House of Representatives voted 419-6 to repeal the ‘Cadillac tax’ View Post House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15/hr over six years House of Representatives voted 231-199 to pass H.R. 582 View Post |
July 16, 2019 Senate committee holds hearing on PRC nominees Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Subcommittee held a hearing on five nominees View Post |
July 12, 2019 Week in review (July 8-12) Congress found themselves back on Capitol Hill this week, returning to the same budget stalemate they left for the 4th of July district work period. View Post |
July 10, 2019 Bill introduced to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) along with 21 Democratic colleagues introduced the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019 View Post |
June 28, 2019 Week in Review (June 24-28) The House and Senate were in session this week with the House passing more spending bills for FY 2020, while the Senate passed a $4.6 billion border funding bill to address the humanitarian crisis to the south View Post |
June 27, 2019 Bill reintroduced to expand non-postal products and services Today, freshman Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) introduced H.R. 3577. View Post “Keep Mail Safe Act” introduced to combat mail theft Today, Rep. Grace Meng (R-NY) introduced the Keep Mail Safe Act (H.R. 3579). View Post House approves FY20 FSGG appropriations bill The House of Representatives approved the $24.6 billion fiscal year 2020 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill View Post |
June 26, 2019 House Ways and Means marks up Medicare bill with mailing provision House Ways and Means Committee held a business meeting today to mark up the bipartisan Beneficiary Education Tools Telehealth Extender Reauthorization (BETTER) Act of 2019 View Post |
June 19, 2019 “MERIT” Act reintroduced to remove workplace due process rights Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) and Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) reintroduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act View Post Senate committee advances BOG nomination of John Barger HSGAC advanced the nomination of John McLeod Barger of California View Post |
June 14, 2019 Three House resolutions and one Senate resolution reach majorities, but more work is needed A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives has now cosponsored House Resolution 23, which expresses the sense that the U.S. Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. View Post |
June 12, 2019 Week in Review (June 10-14) Lawmakers were in town and working on Capitol Hill this week View Post |
June 07, 2019 Week in Review (June 3-7) Following Memorial Day recess, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill from their respective states and districts to continue work on fiscal year 2020 appropriations, to send the $19.1 billion disaster relief bill to the White House where it was signed into law, and for the House to pass legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for the ‘Dreamers’ before it promptly died in the Senate following a statement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). View Post |
June 04, 2019 Senate resolution opposing USPS privatization reaches majority of support A bipartisan majority of the Senate has cosponsored Senate Resolution 99 (S. Res. 99), calling on Congress to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the Postal Service remain an independent agency of the federal government and not be subject to privatization, in whole or in part. View Post President signals intent to nominate Ashley Poling to Postal Regulatory Commission Today, the President announced his intent to nominate Ashley Poling to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for the remainder of a six-year term expiring November 22, 2024. View Post |
June 03, 2019 House Appropriations subcommittee approves FY20 FSGG bill The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) today approved by voice vote its fiscal year (FY) 2020 bill. View Post |
Legislative Updates 2020 NDAA signed into law, expanding federal worker benefits Dec 20, 2019 Following months of negotiation and passage in both chambers with strong bipartisan support, the President has signed the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500/S. 1790) into law. View Post |
December 20, 2019 Week in review December 16-20 This was a very busy week for lawmakers on Capitol Hill ahead of a countdown on temporary funding set to expire this Friday, December 20. View Post |
January 10, 2020 Week in review January 6-10 The House returned to session this week following the winter break while the Senate swore in Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) to fill the seat of Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who retired at the end of 2019. View Post |
January 17, 2020 Week in review January 13-17 Both House and Senate lawmakers were on Capitol Hill this week to major activity. View Post |
January 31, 2020 Week in review Jan 27-31 While the Senate continued the impeachment trial this week, the President signed the USMCA into law, but most important to letter carriers, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives will vote on the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) in the coming days. View Post |
January 31, 2020 Action Alert: Contact your member of Congress on HR 2382 The USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) is expected on the House floor next week and we need letter carriers to call their Representatives and ask for their vote in support. View Post |
February 05, 2020 USPS Fairness Act passes House Today, the House of Representatives passed the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) in a 309 to 106 vote. View Post |
February 07, 2020 Week in Review (February 3-7) This was a very significant week in Washington DC. View Post |
February 06, 2020 House passes worker-friendly PRO Act On February 6, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474), legislation that would increase protections for workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, safer working conditions, and more. View Post |
February 05, 2020 USPS Fairness Act vote breakdown While the full roll call vote on the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) is available here, below you can find lists of the vote breakdown notable to NALC. View Post |
February 10, 2020 White House releases FY 2021 budget proposal The Trump Administration released its $4.8 trillion Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal on Feb. 10. View Post |
February 14, 2020 Week in Review (February 10-14) Lawmakers were in Washington DC this week and received the President Trump’s upcoming fiscal year 2021 budget request, which features many of the same cuts to pay and benefits for the federal workforce and the U.S. Postal Service. View Post |
March 05, 2020 House votes to expand worker rights for TSA employees The House of Representatives voted to expand worker protections for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers today, which would grant them the rights and protections other federal employees hold. View Post |
March 06, 2020 Week in Review (March 2-6) Lawmakers’ primary attention this week was on the coronavirus with a $8.3 billion emergency package prepared to address it. View Post |
March 12, 2020 Congress introduces Coronavirus Response Bill Having passed an emergency $8.3 billion funding package last week, today, House lawmakers introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) would provide billions more in funding to combat the spread and impacts of the virus. View Post |
March 12, 2020 Bipartisan bill introduced to prohibit Executive Orders from interfering with collective bargaining Today, Reps. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced ‘‘Protecting Collective Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers Act’’ (H.R. 6246). View Post |
March 18, 2020 Second emergency package signed into law The President signed the second emergency relief package for the Coronavirus View Post |
March 20, 2020 Week in review March 16-20 Nearly all the attention in Washington DC has been on a response to the growing crisis due to the spread of the Coronavirus. View Post |
March 25, 2020 A Tale of Two Chambers on Postal Service Relief The two competing stimulus bills introduced and debated over the past week in Washington could not have been more different when it comes to aiding the Postal Service. View Post |
March 25, 2020 House and Senate Negotiate Third COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Congress is moving toward the adoption of a third law this month designed to combat the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus known as Covid-19. View Post |
March 27, 2020 Stimulus Package Three Update: Postal Service Relief The two competing stimulus bills introduced and debated over the past week in Washington could not have been more different when it comes to aiding the Postal Service. View Post |
March 27, 2020 House and Senate Negotiate Third COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Congress is moving toward the adoption of a third law this month designed to combat the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus known as Covid-19. View Post |
March 27, 2020 Week in review March 23-27 The Administration and Congress is entirely focused on a response to the coronavirus pandemic View Post |
April 08, 2020 Senate Democrats propose up to $25k pay increase for essential workers, including letter carriers Today, Senate Democrats put forward a proposal to provide additional pay premiums to ‘essential’ frontline workers, which includes letter carriers and other postal employees. View Post |
April 08, 2020 The Postal Service and the COVID-19 Crisis NALC has created a white paper on the legislative needs of the Postal Service for the COVID-19 crisis. View Post |
April 08, 2020 President Trump is Being Misinformed About the Postal Service At a time when the heroic workers of the US Postal Service are braving infection to serve the country during an unprecedented national crisis, it is imperative that representatives at all levels of the federal government have a fundamental understanding of the value of the Postal Service, the cause of and solutions to its current financial circumstances, and the dangers to the US economy and rural health in the event of a USPS insolvency. View Post |
April 08, 2020 Bill introduced to provide emergency appropriations to USPS On March 31, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the “Protect Our Post Offices Act” (H.R. 6425), which would provide $25 billion in emergency funding to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from the U.S. Treasury. View Post |
April 10, 2020 NALC Calls On Congress to Fund USPS During Covid-19 Pandemic Throughout the legislative response to the Covid-19 virus, NALC has sought to support the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through talks and engagement with Congressional leadership. View Post |
April 22, 2020 Action Needed Friends this might be the most critical time in the history of the US Postal Service! The NALC is asking you to call-write-email your US House Representative and US Senators. Implore them to provide the US Postal Service with full funding in the next economic stimulus bill. Unfortunately, without full funding, this pandemic crisis may well cause the USPS to run out of the resources that are necessary for us to provide universal service to every home and business in America and our territories. We are faithfully delivering critical items including medications and checks throughout this pandemic. Please help us get through this rough time. Have your family and friends call-write-email their US House Representative and US Senators too! Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon 1535 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202)225-2011 Senator Bob Casey 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202)224-6324 Senator Pat Toomey 248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202)224-4254 In solidarity Belinda Tridente NALC Political Liaison |
April 17, 2020 122 House lawmakers urge financial support for USPS in letter to House leadership Today, a group of 122 Representatives led by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) urging financial support for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in the next Covid-19 legislative response package. View Post |
April 23, 2020 Congress sends $483 billion interim package to White House for signature Following Senate passage on Tuesday, the House of Representatives cleared the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) today to be signed into law by the President. View Post |
April 24, 2020 $483 billion interim package signed into law After Senate passage on Tuesday, and House passage on Thursday, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) into law today. View Post |
April 25, 2020 Week in review April 20-24 Congress was busy working-on and passing an interim legislative package meant to replenish funding already approved in the previous emergency stimulus bill this week and today it was signed into law. View Post |
May 01, 2020 Bipartisan poll demonstrates overwhelming support of direct funding to USPS Today, North Star Opinion Research and Hart Research Associates, two leading Republican and Democratic public opinion firms, released the findings of a national poll. View Post |
May 05, 2020 NALC letter to USPS Board of Governors’ regarding legislative relief NALC and other postal unions sent a letter to the USPS Board of Governors View Post |
May 05, 2020 Republican lawmakers back USPS appropriations in letter to Administration and Republican leadership 26 GOP lawmakers sent a letter to the Treasury Secretary, Senate Majority Leader, and House GOP Leader View Post |
May 06, 2020 New Postmaster General selected following Postal Governor resignation The USPS Board of Governors announced the selection of Louis DeJoy to serve as the next Postmaster General View Post |
May 12, 2020 House introduces fourth major response package to pandemic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey introduced the “HEROES” Act View Post |
May 15, 2020 Week in review May 11-15 Both chambers were back in Washington DC, but with nearly all attention on the House following the introduction and eventual passage of the fourth major response package to the Covid-19 pandemic. View Post |
May 22, 2020 Week in review May 18-22 Following House passage of the HEROES Act, negotiations amongst Congressional leadership and the Administration are ongoing. View Post |
May 26, 2020 Bipartisan bill introduced in House to provide financial stability to USPS The Postal Preservation Act has been introduced View Post |
May 28, 2020 House votes to expand Paycheck Protection Program for U.S. small businesses The House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act View Post |
May 29, 2020 Week in review May 25-29 While the Senate is on a 10-day recess, the House was in session this week View Post |
June 10, 2020 Senate Committee Advances Moak, Zollars Nominations Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs advanced several nominations View Post |
June 09, 2020 Congressional Democrats introduce broad police reform legislation Rep. Karen Bass and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with 164 House colleagues and 33 Senate colleagues, introduced the “Justice in Policing Act of 2020 View Post |
June 03, 2020 Senate holds hearing on two Postal BOG nominees Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs’ Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management held a hearing to consider the nomination of Captain Lee Moak and William Zollars to be members of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors (BOG) in addition to three nominees to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. View Post |
June 12, 2020 Week in review June 8-12 As they have across the country, protests continued in Washington DC this week in response to the death of George Floyd and the lack of action from the federal government in addressing existing institutional racism through long-overdue reforms. View Post |
June 09, 2020 DOL rule to force electronic delivery as default for retirement statements Starting July 27, a new rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) will allow private sector retirement plan administrators to use email, texts, and websites as a default means to provide participants and beneficiaries the required documents about their retirement plans. View Post |
June 05, 2020 Week in review June 1-5 Both the House and Senate were in session this week, though the House maintains its new rule for voting by proxy in order to keep the far larger chamber from gathering in person unnecessarily and to maintain social distancing as the number of cases of Coronavirus continue to rise across the country. View Post |
June 19, 2020 Moak and Zollars Confirmed to Postal Board of Governors, Joins New PMG DeJoy Senate unanimously approved the nominations of Lee Moak and William Zollars View Post |
June 19, 2020 Covid-19 Relief Update Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) flatly rejected any consideration of “HEROES” Act View Post |
June 19, 2020 Week in Review: June 15-19 Both chambers of Congress worked on a wide-range of issues View Post |
June 21, 2020 House Leadership Unveils Massive Infrastructure Bill, Includes Postal Provisions Today, House Democrats unveiled the “Moving Forward Act” (H.R. 2), a $1.5 trillion, far-reaching infrastructure bill authorizing funding and resources for the nation’s infrastructure. View Post |
June 26, 2020 Week in Review (June 22-26, 2020) The House and Senate were in session most of the week working on a wide range of issues. View Post |
June 25, 2020 House and Senate Consider Varying Police Reform Measures House of Representatives passed the ”George Floyd Justice in Policing Act" View Post |
July 02, 2020 House Passes Move America Forward Act with Postal Infrastructure Investment Today, the House passed “Moving Forward Act” (H.R. 2), a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that invests in roads, rail, public transit, ports, aviation, energy and water. View Post |
July 02, 2020 Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Calling on Relief for Postal Service Senate Democratic caucus introduced a resolution calling on Congress to appropriate funds to cover lost revenues due to Covid-19 View Post |
June 29, 2020 James Comer (R-KY) Named Ranking Member of House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer was selected to become Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform View Post |
July 02, 2020 Bipartisan Postal Relief Bill Introduced in Senate Today, Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the “Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act” (S. 4174) to provide funding to the Postal Service to help offset Covid-related financial losses. View Post |
July 20, 2020 NALC Calls on Congress to Provide Covid-Relief to Postal Service, Cites Bipartisan Poll of Seniors/Vets This week, the House and Senate return to Washington this week for a three-week work period where their main agenda item will be negotiating what could be the last Covid-relief package before election day. View Post |
July 31, 2020 House Passes FSGG Spending Bill, Maintains Six-Day Mail Delivery Today, the House of Representatives passed the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7617 (116), which provides funding to the majority of the federal government through September 30. View Post |
July 30, 2020 Senate Leadership Unveils New Covid Relief Package, Ignores the Postal Service Two and a half months after the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or “HEROES” Act (H.R. 6800), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week finally announced an outline of the Senate GOP’s response, a $1 trillion relief package called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act (HEALS Act). View Post |
August 03, 2020 Action Needed: Tell Congress to Include Funding for Postal Service in Relief Package View Post |
August 12, 2020 The 2020 General Election: America Can Count on the U.S. Postal Service NALC has created a new fact sheet on The 2020 General Election: America Can Count on the U.S. Postal Service. View Post |
August 13, 2020 NALC endorses Biden-Harris Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), released the following statement regarding the NALC Executive Council’s endorsement of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for president and vice president of the United States. View Post |
August 18, 2020 Senate Introduces “Skinny” COVID-19 Relief Bill In response to mounting pressure from the House to negotiate over additional COVID-19 relief, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act View Post |
August 22, 2020 House Passes Delivering for America Act in Unprecedented Vote Today, the House of Representatives made their way back to Washington on a Saturday during August recess, during a pandemic, to pass the Delivering for America Act (H.R. 8015). View Post |
August 24, 2020 House and Senate Oversight Committees Question Postmaster General The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) conducted back-to-back hearings Friday and Monday to question Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following several weeks of reported mail service delays. View Post |
September 15, 2020 Bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Compromise Relief Framework Following a complete breakdown in negotiations between the House, Senate and White House over the next relief package, a group of 50 bipartisan House members known as the Problem Solvers Caucus announced a $1.5 trillion framework in the hopes of drawing leadership back to the table to compromise. View Post |
September 10, 2020 Newest McConnell Relief Plan Fails in Senate Today, the Senate once again failed to advance a relief package, demonstrating the lack of ability to provide additional COVID-19 relief to the American people. View Post |
September 17, 2020 Postal Banking Bill Introduced in Senate Today, Sens. Sanders (I-VT) and Gillibrand (D-NY) joined forces to introduce a bill to require the Postal Service to expand its banking services to meet the needs of unbanked or underbanked communities nationwide. View Post |
October 01, 2020 House Passes Scaled-Back Heroes Relief Package with Postal Relief This week, the House advanced an additional relief package (H.R. 925) to break the gridlock over ongoing negotiations with the White House and Senate over another round of COVID-19-relief. View Post |
October 29, 2020 GOTV volunteer opportunities Election day is less than a week away. With nearly 80 million voters having already cast their ballots, turnout – whether by mail or in-person – is expected to be record- setting but there is more work to do to Get Out The Vote. View Post |
November 07, 2020 NALC Statement on Presidential Election On behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represents 285,000 active and retired letter carriers around the country, we congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory today. View Post |
December 27, 2020 Fourth COVID-19 Relief Package Signed Into Law Following months of failed negotiations between leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the White House, a fourth COVID-19 relief package was signed into law today as a part of the FY 2021 government spending. View Post |
January 03, 2021 117th Congress convenes Today, the House of Representatives and Senate convened the 117th Congress in-person, following months of operating remotely and voting by proxy due to COVID-19. View Post |
January 06, 2021 Control of the Senate changes hands following Georgia runoff results Two Senate seats previously held by Republicans Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) will change hands in the 117th Congress. View Post |
January 14, 2021 House Reintroduces Anti-Privatization Resolution Today, Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) reintroduced their resolution calling on the House to 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.” View Post |