Government affairs

Today, Rep. Meadows (R-NC) along with Reps. Russell (R-OK), Ross (R-FL), Connolly (D-VA), Cummings (D-MD), and Lynch (D-MA), introduced the Postal Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6076), intended to be a replacement for the Postal Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756).

The House and Senate were in session this past week and worked on a number of items of interest for letter carriers.

Today, the House Committee on Appropriations passed the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Act, including NALC’s long-standing language preserving six-day mail delivery.

Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting to consider two nominations and a series of measures

Today, the House of Representatives passed a $15 billion rescission package titled, “Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act” (H.R. 3) in a narrow 210-206 vote.

This measure will give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary the authority to privatize and consolidate veteran health care programs, including the VA Choice Program, into a single, permanent Veterans Community Care Program.

Today, President Trump announced his intent to nominate (link) Michael Kubayanda to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for the remainder of a six-year term expiring November 22, 2020.

As of today, all NALC priority resolutions now have a bipartisan majority of Congress supporting them.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cancelled all but the first week of the chamber’s four-week August recess today.

Following a week off, Congress is back on Capitol Hill facing a busy schedule, which includes a series of must-pass bills before the end of the month.