Explanation of the health care provisions of H.R. 3076/S. 1720
Information about the FEHBP and Medicare provisions included in these bills.
View PostGovernment affairs
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
Hajjar confirmed to USPS Board of Governors
The Senate approved the nomination of Anton Hajjar to serve on the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG).
View PostTell Your Representative and Senators to Pass the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 3076/S. 1720)
The House and Senate now have identical, bipartisan bills (H.R. 3076 and S. 1720) aimed at bringing financial stability to the Postal Service.
View PostBipartisan Postal Service Reform Act introduced in Senate
Senate Committee Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act of 2021.
View PostBipartisan bill would allow alcohol shipments through USPS
Reps. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 17 other bipartisan co-sponsors introduced the USPS Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3287).
View PostBipartisan postal reform legislation introduced and advances in House
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076), a bipartisan bill that aims to provide financial and operational stability to the Postal Service, was introduced by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY) on May 11.
View PostMcReynolds and Stroman confirmed to USPS Board of Governors
The Senate approved the nominations of Amber McReynolds and Ronald Stroman to serve on the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) today.
View PostSenate Committee Advances USPS BOG and OPM Director Nominations
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (HSGAC) advanced the nominations of Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds and Ronald Stroman to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) and Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
View PostWhite House Releases the American Families Plan
The White House released the American Families Plan, a $1 trillion plan that seeks to increase access to education, provide paid family and medical leave, make health care and childcare more affordable and more.
View PostSenate Holds Hearing for USPS BOG and OPM Director Nominees
Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a hearing to consider the nominations of Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds and Ronald Stroman to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG), and the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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