Members of House and Senate oversight committees announced
The House and Senate are finalizing committee assignments for the 118th Congress.
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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
Social Security Fairness Act reintroduced in House
Reps. Garrett Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82).
View Post118th Congress convenes
On Jan 3, the 118th Congress convened. While senators were sworn in that day, members of the House did not take their oaths of office until the early morning hours of Jan. 7.
View PostTaub renominated to serve on Postal Regulatory Commission
On Jan. 3, President Biden sent dozens of nominations to Senate, including the renomination of Robert Taub to serve as a commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).
View PostHouse and Senate calendars released; start planning district visits
The House and Senate released calendars for the first session of the 118th Congress.
View PostHouse passes VA Employee Fairness Act
Take action: Ask your representative to include H.R. 82 in the end of year omnibus package
Please contact your representative and ask them to include the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) in the year-end omnibus package.
View PostNALC urges House and Senate to include increased NLRB funding in end-of-year spending package
NALC is encouraging the House and Senate to include increased funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the end-of-year appropriations package.
View PostLeadership in the 118th Congress
Republicans and Democrats have elected their party’s leaders for the new Congress that will convene next month.
View PostHouse committee advances Social Security Fairness Act; contact your representative to bring it to the House floor
Today, in a voice vote, the House Committee on Ways and Means approved the Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 (H.R. 82).
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