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The following is a list of bills which are currently under consideration in Congress, the substance of each which affects postal workers, and the position of the NALC on each.

The NALC Currently Supports the Following Legislation Currently Under Consideration in Congress, and Urges Carriers to Contact Their Representatives to Co-Sponsor These Bills

HR 3076 and S 1720 - The Postal Service Reform Act: The top legislative priority at this time,  this legislation addresses many of the Postal Service needs targeted by the NALC at this time  Highlights of the Postal Service Reform Act are:
  •  Repealing the mandate to pre-fund health benefits for future retirees
  • Permanent provision for six day delivery (negating the need to renew this mandate on a yearly basis)
  • Medicare participation for retirees aged 65 and over to the maximum extent practicable
  • Measures to provide Congress and the public with transparency regarding performance
  • Expands the authority and responsibilities of the Postal Regulatory Commission in several ways
Thus far, HR 3076 has 61 cosponsors and S 1720 has 25 cosponsors at this time.
Please encourage representatives  Meuser, Houlahan, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, and Smucker  to co-sponsor HR 3076.
Please encourage Senators Casey and Toomey to co-sponsor S 1720.

​H.R.695 and S. 145 - The USPS Fairness Act: repeals the 2006 mandate that the Postal Service prepay 75 years of future retiree benefits.  At this time, these bills currently hava 275  co-sponsors for HR 695 and 10 co-sponsors for S 145.
To read and/or print fact sheets on H.R. 695 and S. 145, click here.
To see H.R.2382 on Congress.gov, click here.
Please encourage representative Meuser  to co-sponsor HR 695.
Please encourage Senators Casey and Toomey to co-sponsor S 145.
We want to thank representatives Houlahan, Dean, Wild, Cartwright, and Smucker for co-sponsoring this legislation.

H Res 47 - Protects the Postal Service from privatization and maintains it as a private institution; at this time,  171 members of congress have co-sponsored this legislation.
To read and/or print fact sheets on H Res 47, click here.
​To see H Res 47 on Congress.gov, click here.
Please encourage representatives Cartwright, Meuser, and Smucker to co-sponsor this legislation.
We want 
to thank representatives Houlahan, Dean, and Wild for co-sponsoring this legislation.

H Res 114 - Protects six day delivery of mail; at this time,  147 members of congress have co-sponsored this legislation.
To read and/or print fact sheets for H Res 114, click here.
To see H Res 114 on Congress.gov, click here.
Please encourage representatives Smucker, Meuser and Wild to co-sponsor this legislation.
We want 
to thank representatives Dean, Houlahan, and Cartwright or co-sponsoring this legislation.

H Res 109 - Protects door delivery for all business and residential customers; at this time,  142 members of congress have co-sponsored this legislation.
To read and/or print fact sheets for H Res 109, click here.
To see H Res 109 on Congress.gov, click here.
Please encourage representatives Cartwright, Meuser, Wild, and Smucker to co-sponsor this legislation.
We want 
to thank representatives Houlahan and Dean for co-sponsoring this legislation.

H Res 119 - Calls on the USPS to restore service standards that were in effect on July 1, 2012; at this time,  105 members of congress have co-sponsored this legislation.
To read and/or print fact sheets for H Res 119, click here.
To see H Res 119 on Congress.gov, click here.
Please encourage representatives Cartwright, Meuser, Wild, and Smucker to co-sponsor this legislation.
We want 
to thank representatives Houlahan and Dean for co-sponsoring this legislation.

H Res 82 - Calls on Congress to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act.  At this time, 201 members of congress have co-sponsored this legislation
Please encourage representatives Houlahan, Meuser, Wild, and Smucker to co-sponsor this legislation.
We want 
to thank representatives Cartwright and Dean for co-sponsoring this legislation.
​To read and/or print fact sheets foe H Res 82, click here.
Links to other websites:
NALC National site
NALC Health Plan
NALC Mutual Benefit Association
USPS Main Site
Lite Blue
Dept of Labor
AFL-CIO
Postal Employees Relief Fund
Military Buy Back
OPM Health Plan Comparison Tool
EAP
USMailnotforsale.org
PA Vote by Mail Application

Links to notable websites of other locals:
nalc916.org (1st place, 2016 National Convention)
nalcbranch25.com (2nd place, 2016 Nat. Convention)
nalcbranch1100.org (3rd place, 2016 Nat. Convention)
branch243.org
nalc576.org
nalc283.org
nalcbr6000.com


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