PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1560, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D–VA
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1560, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-25 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would revise how the Postal Service handles pay and benefits for supervisors and managers. It would require written proposals to the supervisors’ organization at specified times and require both sides to try to resolve disagreements. Under the revised dispute-resolution rule, a panel’s final decision on pay and benefits would bind both sides.
Negotiation of pay and benefits programs for Postal Service supervisory and managerial personnel positions
Not later than 60 days before the date on which a Postal Service pay decision under this section regarding pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs is scheduled to expire, the Postal Service shall provide a written proposal to the supervisors’ organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for members of the supervisors’ organization for a covered period.
The Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization shall strive to resolve any differences concerning the proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the procedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d).
the panel shall issue its final determination for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. Such final determination shall be binding upon the Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization.
Section 1 would name the bill the Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025.
This Act may be cited as the Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025.
The Postal Service would have to provide a written proposal for changes to members’ pay policies, pay schedules and employee benefit programs at least 60 days before the existing pay decision is scheduled to expire. The proposal would cover a specified period, which the supplied text calls a “covered period” without defining it.
Not later than 60 days before the date on which a Postal Service pay decision under this section regarding pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs is scheduled to expire, the Postal Service shall provide a written proposal to the supervisors’ organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for members of the supervisors’ organization for a covered period.
A separate deadline would apply when the Postal Service reaches a negotiated labor agreement with a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203 that affects supervisor or manager pay or benefits. Within 60 days after agreement is reached, the Postal Service would have to send the supervisors’ organization a written proposal addressing the affected matters for its members.
Not later than 60 days after the date an agreement is reached on a collective bargaining agreement between the Postal Service and a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203 that affects any matter (including the supervisory differential) concerning supervisor and manager pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs, the Postal Service shall provide a written proposal regarding the matters so affected to the supervisors’ organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs covering members of the supervisors’ organization.
For either type of proposal, the Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization would have to try to resolve their differences using procedures provided for or adopted under existing subsection 1004(d). This language requires an effort to resolve differences, without requiring the parties to reach agreement.
The Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization shall strive to resolve any differences concerning the proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the procedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d).
The bill would replace section 1004(f)(5) with a rule requiring the dispute panel to issue its final pay-and-benefits determination within 15 days after making its recommendation and considering input from both sides under paragraph (4). That determination would be binding on both the Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization.
Paragraph (5) of section 1004(f) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Not more than 15 days after the panel has made its recommendation and considered input from the Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization pursuant to paragraph (4), the panel shall issue its final determination for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. Such final determination shall be binding upon the Postal Service and the supervisors’ organization.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated March 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 25, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-04T09:05:52Z.
2025-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-25: Introduced in House
The supplied March 4, 2026 actions snapshot records that, on November 20, 2025, the House agreed without objection to let Representative Walkinshaw be considered the bill’s first sponsor for adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings. The record identifies Representative Connolly as the original sponsor.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-04T09:05:52Z.
2025-11-20: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1560, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-25. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish the absence of earmarks in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Coverage of the bill’s intended population alone does not constitute such a finding. This conclusion is limited to this version.
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