Week in review March 23-27
The Administration and Congress is entirely focused on a response to the coronavirus pandemic
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NALC’s Department of Legislative and Political Affairs:
- Engages members of Congress on issues affecting letter carriers and the U.S. Postal Service by lobbying on Capitol Hill
- Monitors state and federal legislative activities
- Helps to elect candidates who bring strong voices for letter carriers to Washington, regardless of political party
In addition to NALC’s daily lobbying, our grassroots network of activists helps to advance the policies most important to letter carriers.
- For more about NALC’s legislative activities, click here.
- For more about NALC’s political activities and political action committee (PAC), click here.
- For more information about the Department of Legislative and Political Affairs and how to contact your House and Senate representatives, click here.
Legislative Updates
Third stimulus package signed into law
Following Senate passage, the House cleared the bill via voice vote and the President signed it into law
View PostHouse 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 PostStimulus 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 PostWeek 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 PostSecond emergency package signed into law
The President signed the second emergency relief package for the Coronavirus
View PostBipartisan 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 PostCongress 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 PostSenate bill would offer registered voters ability to vote-at-home
Sen. Wyden introduced the Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020
View PostWeek 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.
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