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: 79
NAYs: 19
Legislator Sort descending | State | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. John Hoeven | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | No | ||
Sen. James M. Inhofe | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Ron Johnson | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Tim Kaine | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mark Kelly | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. John Kennedy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Angus King | ID ID | Yes | ||
Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. James Lankford | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mike Lee | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Ben Ray Luján | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joe Manchin III | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Marshall | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Robert Menendez | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Jeff Merkley | Democrat | Yes |