Legislative & Political

Supported Legislation

Below is a list of introduced bills and resolutions NPMHU currently supports. The legislation listed strengthens the United States Postal Service; supports Mail Handlers and the rest of the postal workforce; and, promotes the labor movement.

H.Res. 70

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

S.Res. 147

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

H.R. 2103 - Protect Postal Performance Act

This bill places a moratorium on consolidating postal facilities if it is in a region that is not meeting the USPS delivery targets of 90.3% on-time delivery for three to five-day first-class mail and 93% on-time delivery for two-day first-class mail.

H.R. 491- Equal COLA Act

The legislation calls for parity of cost-of-living-adjustments for those enrolled in the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employee Retirement System.

H.R. 1522 - Federal Retirement Fairness Act

This bill would allow thos in the postal and federal workforce who began their careers as temporary, non-career employees make greater contributions to their retirement benefits to make up for the time they were not earning those benefits.

H.R. 1670 - Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

The bill would ensure that health care provide through Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans and Postal Service Health Benefit Plans would include assisted reproductive treatment benefits. 

H.R. 20/S. 852 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

This legislation provides employees with the freedom to organize; penalizes employers who retaliate against employees who organize; and, protects workers from being replaced while striking.