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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1559

Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-02-25Topic: labor · governance ethics

Summary

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This bill changes federal postal law to define which U.S. Postal Service officers and employees can appeal certain personnel actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Under the new wording, an employee qualifies if they are not represented by a recognized union bargaining representative. They must also hold a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.

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Sponsors

  • 22 cosponsors

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-11-20HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1559, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
2025-02-25HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.refer
2025-02-25Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-02-25Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-22. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.