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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 695 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that the 

United States Postal Service prepay future retirement benefits, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. REED, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MATSUI, 

Mr. LYNCH, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. BEYER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARK of 

Massachusetts, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. DEAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 

KILMER, Ms. TITUS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. DEGETTE, 

Mrs. AXNE, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. LAWSON of 

Florida, Mr. BOST, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LEVIN

of Michigan, Ms. WEXTON, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. PINGREE, Miss RICE of 

New York, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. DIAZBALART, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

SWALWELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. 

POCAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. NADLER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 

Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, 

Ms. ESCOBAR, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, 

Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mr. CASE, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. 

GOMEZ, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, 

Mr. UPTON, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. 

UNDERWOOD, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. 

HIGGINS of New York, Mr. KATKO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 


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ESHOO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 

Mrs. LURIA, Mr. JONES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. STEFANIK, 

Mr. CROW, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CHU, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LOIS

FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. PORTER, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. BASS, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. 

KILDEE, Mr. LAMB, Mr. VELA, Ms. OMAR, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. SCHRIER, 

Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. 

TURNER, Ms. ROSS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 

Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. BERA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. 

MALINOWSKI, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. EMMER, 

Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NEAL, Mr. LIEU, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 

MORELLE, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. PRESSLEY, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, 

Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BACON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCEACHIN, 

Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. HIMES, 

Ms. MANNING, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. VAN DREW, 

Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. CORREA, Mr. GARBARINO, and Mr. KEATING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that the United States Postal Service prepay future 

retirement benefits, 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 ‘‘USPS Fairness Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIRED PREPAYMENT OF FUTURE 

2 POSTAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. 

3 Subsection (d) of section 8909a of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is repealed. 

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