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H.R. 1624 117th Congress House

Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

Official title: To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.

Introduced: June 15, 2021 Introduced by: Gerald E. Connolly Democrat · Virginia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative remediesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsMerit Systems Protection Board
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Postal serviceU.S. Postal Service
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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 Latest action March 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

This bill extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to additional categories of employees at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Specifically, it extends such protections to any officer or employee of the USPS who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1624: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1624/
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"H.R. 1624: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1624/.
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H.R. 1624, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1624/.
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