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S. 145 117th Congress Senate

USPS Fairness Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that the United States Postal Service prepay future retirement benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2021 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceU.S. Postal Service
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Feb 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 1, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

USPS Fairness Act

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 695 Identical bill USPS Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 15, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 15, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 24, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 12, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 8, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 4, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 2, 2021
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 145: USPS Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-145/
MLA
"S. 145: USPS Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-145/.
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S. 145, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-145/.
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