The Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025 aims to expand the appeal rights available to specific employees within the United States Postal Service. This legislation grants these employees the ability to appeal certain personnel actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) , an independent agency that protects federal merit system principles. Specifically, the bill amends existing law to include USPS officers and employees who are not represented by a bargaining representative . Furthermore, these individuals must hold positions covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) , encompassing supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial roles. This change provides a formal avenue for redress for a segment of the USPS workforce previously without such appeal rights to the MSPB.
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2023
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1559, 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.
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2023
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1559, 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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Administrative remediesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsMerit Systems Protection BoardPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1559| House
| Updated: 11/20/2025
The Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025 aims to expand the appeal rights available to specific employees within the United States Postal Service. This legislation grants these employees the ability to appeal certain personnel actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) , an independent agency that protects federal merit system principles. Specifically, the bill amends existing law to include USPS officers and employees who are not represented by a bargaining representative . Furthermore, these individuals must hold positions covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) , encompassing supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial roles. This change provides a formal avenue for redress for a segment of the USPS workforce previously without such appeal rights to the MSPB.
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2023
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1559, 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.
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2023
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1559, 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.
Administrative remediesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLabor-management relationsMerit Systems Protection BoardPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service