This bill would bring financial stability to the Postal Service. First, it eliminates the mandate that the Postal Service pre-fund its retiree health care benefits decades in advance, a requirement asked of no other public or private agency. Second, it adopts private sector best practices by maximizing the integration of postal annuitants into Medicare – a program to which the Postal Service and its workers have contributed over $34 billion. Additionally, the legislation benefits the public by codifying the mandate to provide six-day mail delivery.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 342
NAYs: 92
Legislator | State Sort descending | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Lucy McBath | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Rick Allen | 12 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Jody Hice | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Buddy Carter | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Barry Loudermilk | 11 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Kaialiʻi Kahele | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ed Case | 1 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Cynthia Axne | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Randy Feenstra | 4 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Ashley Hinson | 2 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 1 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Russ Fulcher | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mike Simpson | 2 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Lauren Underwood | 14 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Robin Kelly | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Cheri Bustos | 17 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mike Quigley | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Bill Foster | 11 | Democrat | Yes |