Prior to vacating the U.S. Capitol for an abbreviated July 4th Recess, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, by a vote of 218-214 and sent it the President for his signature
Prior to floor consideration, all the provisions that would have negatively impacted the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, as well as federal employee benefits, were stripped from the bill. H.R. 1 now returns to the House of Representatives for a final vote that likely will take place tomorrow (Wednesday).
It is expected that the Senate will vote on the reconciliation bill late this week or during the weekend
As NAPS pointed out in last week’s broadcast to its members and posting to its website, several anti-EAS-level employee and anti-postal provisions included in H.R. 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill being considered by the Senate, could be stripped from the bill because they violate the Senate’s “Byrd Rule.
With the recent House Oversight and Accountability Committee approval of federal benefit cuts, NAPS members have several fundamental questions about the potential changes
The Senate intends to vote on the reconciliation bill the last week of June. If the bill passes, it will likely be returned to the House for a vote
On Thursday night, June 12, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) released the text of his proposed cuts to the postal and federal workforce. These provisions would amend House-passed H.R. 1.
Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce.
In the midst of trying to transform the Postal Service, I am sad to say it looks like senior leaders have lost their way to the detriment of this great institution.
In 2021, Lucas Murphy drove from Los Lunas to Kennewick, Washington, after communicating with a 13-year-old in the area over Snapchat.