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S 2965 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance U.S. Postal Service

USPS Fairness Act

Introduced: December 3, 2019 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Dec 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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USPS Fairness Act

This bill repeals the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service annually prepay future retirement health benefits.

What's happening now December 3, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2382 Identical bill USPS Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 4, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 4, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 3, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 27, 2020
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 27, 2020
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 3, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2965: USPS Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2965/
MLA
"S. 2965: USPS Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2965/.
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S. 2965, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2965/.
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