Government affairs

August POSTAL RECORD: Budget deadline. ‘Better’ care? Why you should call your legislators. Activism on parade. Overtime rule update. In the news media. Also: Utah law allows state to provide services through post offices.

House adjourns for August recess, Senate remains in session for now; FY2018 budget update; Senate fails to advance ACA repeal-and-replace measures; Fed-related bills

The Senate voted early Friday morning to reject the latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a nearly $790 billion “minibus” appropriations package in a 235-192, mostly party-line vote.

Congress' traditional August recess starts on Monday, July 31.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) received a letter from 10 House Republicans, urging him to not take action on federal employee retirement programs.

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a business meeting to advance a series of bills, including two of particular note to federal employees.

Here’s how the budget process is supposed to work.

The House Budget Committee released its adopted FY2018 budget resolution, setting its sights on postal and federal employee benefits and targeting the U.S. Postal Service for massive cuts.

Here is NALC’s statement regarding the July 19 Senate hearing on action during the 2016 campaign season and implications for the Hatch Act.