Legislation

Belinda Tridente

LCCL-PA5



March 31, 2021

White House Releases The American Jobs Plan



Today, the White House released The American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion, eight-year plan to invest in the nation’s infrastructure.


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March 09, 2021

House Passes PRO Act



Tonight, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842), which seeks to restore protections that give workers the right to organize and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.


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March 06, 2021

Senate Passes Additional COVID-19 Relief



Today the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) by a vote of 50-49 following its passage last week in the House of Representatives.


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February 28, 2021

House Passes American Recovery Act



This weekend, the House of Representatives passed the “American Recovery Act,” (H.R. 1319) by a vote of 219-212, with two Democrats --Reps. Jared Golden (ME) and Kurt Schraeder (OR) -- and all Republicans opposing.


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February 24, 2021

White House Announces Postal Board of Governors Nominations



Today, the White House issued a press release announcing its plans to nominate Amber McReynolds, Ron Stroman and Anton Hajjaar to the Postal Board of Governors.


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February 25, 2021

House and Senate Reintroduce Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act



House and Senate lawmakers have reintroduced legislation – Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842 and S. 420) that would restore protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) giving workers the right to organize and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.


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February 24, 2021

House Committee Holds Hearing on Postal Reform



Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) held a hearing to discuss postal reform efforts in the 117th Congress.


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February 23, 2021

House Passes Bill Honoring Jose Hernandez



On Tuesday, the House passed H.R. 813, designating the postal facility located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, NM, as the “Jose Hernandez Post Office Building.”


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February 09, 2021

House Lawmakers Reintroduce Resolution to Preserve Door Delivery Service



House Resolution 109 (H. Res. 109), which calls on Congress to “take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all businesses and residential customers,” has been reintroduced in the 117th Congress.


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February 08, 2021

House Lawmakers Introduce Vaccine Priority Resolution



Today, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced House Resolution 108 (H.Res. 108), which calls on Congress to recognize Postal Service employees as front-line essential workers who must be prioritized for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.


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February 05, 2021

House and Senate Oversight Committees Finalized



Every Congress, the House and Senate organize their structure, rules, and committee assignments. While there are numerous Committees, the House Oversight and Reform Committee (COR) and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) are the primary Committees with jurisdiction over federal employees and the Postal Service.


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February 04, 2021

USPS Fairness Act Reintroduced in House and Senate



This week, the USPS Fairness Act was reintroduced in the House (H.R. 695) and Senate (S. 145). Both bills would repeal the mandate that the Postal Service “pre-fund” decades’ worth of health benefits for its future retirees, enacted through the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006.


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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.”


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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).


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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


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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.


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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.


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August 03, 2020

Action Needed: Tell Congress to Include Funding for Postal Service in Relief Package



This week, Congress resumes discussions over the fourth (and likely final) Covid-19 relief package before it departs for August recess and potentially the November election.


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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.


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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).


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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


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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


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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.


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June 25, 2020

House and Senate Consider Varying Police Reform Measures



House of Representatives passed the ”George Floyd Justice in Policing Act"


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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.


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June 19, 2020

Week in Review: June 15-19



Both chambers of Congress worked on a wide-range of issues


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June 19, 2020

Covid-19 Relief Update



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) flatly rejected any consideration of “HEROES” Act


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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


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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.


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June 10, 2020

Senate Committee Advances Moak, Zollars Nominations



June 10, 2020 Senate Committee Advances Moak, Zollars Nominations


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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


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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


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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


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May 26, 2020

Bipartisan bill introduced in House to provide financial stability to USPS



The Postal Preservation Act has been introduced


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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.


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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.


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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





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