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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 594 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. BOST, and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Supervisors and 

5 Managers Fairness Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION OF PAY AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS 

2 FOR POSTAL SERVICE SUPERVISORY AND 

3 MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL POSITIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 1004 of 

5 title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(e)(1) Not later than 60 days before the date on 

8 which a Postal Service pay decision under this section re9 garding pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit pro10 grams is scheduled to expire, the Postal Service shall pro11 vide a written proposal to the supervisors’ organization for 

12 any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe ben13 efit programs for members of the supervisors’ organization 

14 for a covered period. 

15 ‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the date an agree16 ment is reached on a collective bargaining agreement be17 tween the Postal Service and a bargaining representative 

18 recognized under section 1203 that affects any matter (in19 cluding the supervisory differential) concerning supervisor 

20 and manager pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit 

21 programs, the Postal Service shall provide a written pro22 posal regarding the matters so affected to the supervisors’ 

23 organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules 

24 and fringe benefit programs covering members of the su25 pervisors’ organization. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The Postal Service and the supervisors’ organi2 zation shall strive to resolve any differences concerning the 

3 proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the pro4 cedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d).’’. 

5 (b) MODIFICATION OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 

6 Paragraph (5) of section 1004(f) of title 39, United States 

7 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(5) Not more than 15 days after the panel has made 

9 its recommendation and considered input from the Postal 

10 Service and the supervisors’ organization pursuant to 

11 paragraph (4), the panel shall issue its final determination 

12 for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. 

13 Such final determination shall be binding upon the Postal 

14 Service and the supervisors’ organization.’’. 

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