Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers
Legislation
NALC Priority Congressional Bills and Resolutions
As the 118th Congress begins, we must continue to focus on the Bills that are in Washington that affect letter carriers and the Postal Service.
Letter carriers still need to contact their representatives and ask for their support on these bills that affect not only the Postal Service but letter carriers across this country. It does not matter what your political affiliation is or your views, it is about the survival of the Postal Service and the benefits we fought so hard for.
Senate passes Social Security Fairness Act; sent to President Biden’s desk
Today, in a 76-20 vote, the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). Senate passage came after the House overwhelmingly passed the bill on Nov. 12. The bill will now be sent to President Biden’s desk, where it awaits his signature to become law.
“This is a massive victory for letter carriers and our fellow public servants,” NALC President Brian L. Renfroe said. “For the first time in decades, affected CSRS retired letter carriers won’t have their Social Security benefits unfairly reduced. They, alongside thousands of other public service annuitants, will finally receive justice by receiving the full benefits that they earned.
“I want to congratulate and thank every NALC member who lobbied their members of Congress to get this bill through the House and Senate. Our union has worked for years to repeal the WEP and GPO. Thanks to the unwavering dedication and advocacy of our members, this repeal is finally being signed into law.”
The Social Security Fairness Act will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These are parts of Social Security law that unfairly reduced, or sometimes eliminated, Social Security benefits of certain Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) federal annuitants, including letter carriers.