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S 2703 106th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Collective bargaining agreements Employee-management relations in government Fringe benefits Government employee unions Industrial arbitration Postal employees Postal service Salaries United States Postal Service

Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act

Introduced: June 8, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 20, 2000
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
Jun 8, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4846-4847)
Jun 8, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4846)
Jun 8, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act - Amends Federal law to prescribe guidelines within which the Postal Service shall propose changes in pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefit programs affecting postmasters which are to be in effect during the period covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Postal Service and certain recognized bargaining representatives.

Grants certain qualified postmasters' organizations the right to participate in program planning and development pertaining to pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefits.

What's happening now June 20, 2000

Referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3842 Identical bill Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 24, 2000
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2703: Postmasters Fairness and Rights Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2703/
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