Week in review January 13-17
Both House and Senate lawmakers were on Capitol Hill this week to major activity.
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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
Week in review January 6-10
The House returned to session this week following the winter break while the Senate swore in Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) to fill the seat of Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who retired at the end of 2019.
View PostWeek in review December 16-20
This was a very busy week for lawmakers on Capitol Hill ahead of a countdown on temporary funding set to expire this Friday, December 20.
View Post2020 NDAA signed into law, expanding federal worker benefits
Following months of negotiation and passage in both chambers with strong bipartisan support, the President has signed the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500/S. 1790) into law.
View PostHouse and Senate Approve Funding Deal Before Holiday Recess
The House and Senate agreed to two spending packages
View PostHouse passes USMCA to replace NAFTA
The House voted to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement
View PostLawmakers not seeking re-election: ongoing list
List of lawmakers in the House and Senate announcing their retirements
View PostReps. Porter and Haaland appointed to House Oversight and Reform Committee
Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed Freshman Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Deb Haaland (D-NM) to the House Oversight and Reform Committee following the recommendation of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
View PostWeek in review (December 9-13)
Amidst a busy week, bipartisan agreements on major legislation appear close.
View PostWeek in Review (December 2-6)
Lawmakers returned to a very busy schedule ahead of the December recess
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