HR 2249 108th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirement Collective bargaining Employee-management relations in government Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Fringe benefits Government employee unions Labor and Employment Labor contracts Law Liability (Law) Postal service Salaries United States Postal Service

Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 22, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Jul 21, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 21, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7178)

Jul 21, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7178)

Jul 21, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2249.

Jul 21, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7178-7179)

Jul 21, 2003

Mr. Shays moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jun 19, 2003

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Jun 19, 2003

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 22, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

May 22, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Postmasters Equity Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to authorize an organization (other than an organization representing supervisors) that represents at least 20 percent of certain postmasters to participate directly in the planning and development of pay policies and schedules, and fringe benefit programs, and other programs relating to supervisory and other managerial employees.

Grants the postmasters and postmasters' organizations the same consultation and other rights afforded to supervisors and supervisors' organizations.

Provides that if two or more postmasters' organizations exist such organizations shall: (1) be treated as if they constituted a single organization and in accordance with such arrangements as the organizations shall mutually agree to; and (2) in the case of any fact-finding panel convened by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service at the organizations' request, be jointly and severally liable for the cost of such panel, apart from the portion to be borne by the Service.

States that for purposes of the Employee Thrift Advisory Council's membership: (1) each of such two or more postmasters' organizations shall be treated as a separate organization; and (2) any determination of the number of individuals represented by each of those respective organizations shall be made in a manner consistent with this Act's purposes.

What's happening now July 22, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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