U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1559: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025
Status: Passed one chamber, November 20, 2025
To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.
What the bill says
To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.
From the introduced text, February 25, 2025:
A BILL To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as and (bb) is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule; and .
Sponsors
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Garbarino (R, HD-002)
- Robin Kelly (D, HD-002)
- April McClain-Delaney (D, HD-MD-6)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
- Jared Golden (D, HD-002)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Jasmine Crockett (D, HD-030)
- Jared Moskowitz (D, HD-FL-23)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: U.S. Postal Service, Postal service, Merit Systems Protection Board, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Labor-management relations, Government Operations and Politics, Administrative remedies
Common questions
- What is HB1559?
- HB1559 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025.
- What does HB1559 do?
- In its own words: To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.
- What is the status of HB1559?
- Passed one chamber as of November 20, 2025. Latest action: 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. (November 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1559?
- Connolly, Gerald (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1559?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1559
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