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HR 348 100th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Civil service employment Courts and Civil Procedure Disciplining of employees Employee rights Federal employees and officials Judicial review Judicial review of administrative acts Labor and Employment Postal Services and Facilities Postal employees Postal service Veterans' employment

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the United States Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions as are afforded under title 5, United States Code, to Federal employees in the competitive service.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 1987
Became Public Law No: 100-90.
Aug 18, 1987
Signed by President.
Aug 7, 1987
Presented to President.
Aug 4, 1987
Measure Signed in Senate.
Aug 3, 1987
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 3, 1987
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 30, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 28, 1987
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 10, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.
Jul 10, 1987
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 1, 1987
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 6, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Mar 5, 1987
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From US Postal Service.
Mar 3, 1987
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1987
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Feb 25, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Feb 25, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 25, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM, US Postal Service.
Feb 6, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends adverse action provisions of Federal law regarding Federal employees (concerning removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less) to Postal Service employees who: (1) are preference eligibles; (2) are supervisors or employees engaged in confidential personnel work; and (3) have completed one year of continuous service in the same or similar positions.

Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit if: (1) the Director determines that the Board of Governors of the Postal Service erred in interpreting a civil service law, rule, or regulation affecting personnel management, and that the Board's decision will have a substantial impact on a civil service law, rule, regulation, or policy directive; or (2) the Postal Service makes such determination regarding postal personnel management.

What's happening now August 18, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-90.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4