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A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions…

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A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions as are to Federal employees under title 5, United States Code.

Introduced: March 4, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906.
Sep 12, 1986
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment. Without written report.
Aug 12, 1986
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 23, 1986
Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
May 8, 1986
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Postal Rate Commission.
Apr 11, 1986
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Merit Systems Protection Board, OPM, Postal Rate Commission, U.S. Postal Service.
Mar 24, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Mar 4, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Mar 4, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends adverse action provisions of Federal law regarding Federal employees (concerning removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less) to Postal Service employees who: (1) are preference eligibles; (2) are supervisors or employees engaged in confidential personnel work; and (3) have completed one year of continuous service in the same or similar positions.

What's happening now September 12, 1986

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 18, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2134: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions as are to Federal employees under title 5, United States Code.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2134/
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"S. 2134: A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions as are to Federal employees under title 5, United States Code.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2134/.
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S. 2134, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2134/.
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