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H.R. 1560

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.R. 1560, the Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 1560 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb1560/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1560 IH: Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1560  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2025   Mr. Connolly  (for himself and  Mr. Bost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025  .
2.
Negotiation of pay and benefits programs for Postal Service supervisory and managerial personnel positions
(a)
In general
Subsection (e) of section 1004 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e)
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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).
 .
(b)
Modification of dispute resolution
Paragraph (5) of section 1004(f) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(5)
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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Gerald Connolly (D) sponsors H.R. 1560, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1560 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1560 has taken 3 actions since Feb 25, 2025, the latest on Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 202517:41
House
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.
Feb 25, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 1560 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1560 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1560 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Postal, Retirement, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS—Virginia16—
EMERSON—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS16—
EMERSON14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ROBERT LEVI116
DESIREE SOLOMON114
LISA JACKSON114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EMERSONEMERSON2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
EMERSONEMERSON2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
EMERSONEMERSON2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
EMERSONEMERSON2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2026 second_quarter$28K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2026 first_quarter$28K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2025 fourth_quarter$27.3K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2025 third_quarter$27.3K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2025 second_quarter$27.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS2025 first_quarter$27.3K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1560 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1560’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr1560/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1560 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employee benefits and pensions to Wages and earnings.

hr1560/subjects.txt
Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsPostal serviceU.S. Postal ServiceWages and earnings

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1560, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY:H.R. 1560.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H837]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com