Congress Legislation Impacting the Federal Community

TH 115 CONGRESS LEGISLATION IMPACTING THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY

Bill Number/Name/ Issue What Bill Would Do Latest Action(s) Sponsor/NARFE Position

H.R. 757/S. 255: The Federal Provides for a 2.0 percent pay raise for Referred to the House Adjustment of Income Rates federal employees and 1.2 percent Committee on (FAIR) Act increase in locality pay in 2018. Oversight and Government Reform Federal Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Compensation D-VA/Sen. Brian Schatz, Referred to the Senate D-HI Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Social Security Fairness Act Repeals both the Government Pension Referred to the House of 2017 Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Committee on Ways

Elimination Provision (WEP). and Means Rep. Rodney Davis, R- GPO/WEP IL/Sen. Sherrod Brown, D- Referred to Senate OH Committee on Finance

H.R. 20: The Government By Reforms campaign finance laws to put Referred to the House the People Act smaller donors to political campaigns Committees on House on par with wealthier donors. Provides Administration, Energy Campaign a tax credit for campaign contributions and Commerce, and Finance Rep. John Sarbanes, D-MD and government matching Ways and Means contributions.

CPI-E Act of 2017 Requires the use of the Consumer Referred to the House Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) Committees on Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA instead of the current CPI-W to Oversight and determine cost-of-living adjustments Government Reform, Annuity for federal civilian annuities, Social Veterans Affairs, and COLA Security beneficiaries, military Ways and Means annuities, and certain veterans’ benefits.

For more information, please contact Jessica Klement, Legislative Director, at [email protected], or John Hatton, Deputy Legislative Director, at [email protected]. TH 115 CONGRESS LEGISLATION IMPACTING THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY

H.Res. 15: Expresses the Expresses the sense of the House that Referred to the House sense of the House that the the U.S. Postal Service should Committee on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) maintain six-day mail delivery. As a Oversight and should take all appropriate resolution, it will not be sent to the Government Reform measures to ensure the president and, therefore, cannot continuation of its six-day become law. Postal Reform delivery.

Rep. Sam Graves, R-MO

H.Res. 31: Expresses the Expresses the sense of the House that Referred to the House sense of the House that the the U.S. Postal Service should restore Committee on Postal Service should take all service standards as of July 1, 2012. Oversight and

measures to restore service As a resolution, it will not be sent to Government Reform standards in effect on July 1, the president and, therefore, cannot Postal Reform 2012. become law.

Rep. David McKinley, R-WV

H.Res. 28: Expresses the Expresses the sense of the House that Referred to the House sense of the House that the the U.S. Postal Service should Committee on U.S. Postal Service should continue door-to-door delivery for Oversight and take all measures to ensure businesses and residential customers. Government Reform the continuation of door-to- As a resolution, it will not be sent to door delivery for all the president and, therefore, cannot Postal Reform businesses and residential become law. customers

Rep. Susan Davis, D-CA

H.R. 756: Postal Service Requires postal retirees to enroll in Referred to the House Reform Act of 2017 Medicare in order to continue Committees on receiving their current federal health Oversight and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-UT insurance coverage. Enrollment would Government Reform,

Postal Reform be automatic. Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means

H.R. 396: Tax Accountability Mandates that no individual with an Referred to the House Act of 2017 unpaid tax liability can be eligible for Committee on federal employment. Requires Oversight and

agencies to review an employee’s tax Government Reform

Federal liability prior to hiring. Workforce Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-UT

S.Res. 51: Recognizes the Expresses the sense of the Senate that Referred to the Senate contributions of federal the contributions of federal employees Committee on employees and pledges to should be recognized with Senators Homeland Security and oppose efforts to reduce pledging to oppose efforts to reduce Governmental Affairs

federal workforce pay and federal workforce pay and benefits, benefits, eliminate civil eliminate civil service employment service employment protections, undermine collective protections, undermine bargaining, and increase the use of Federal collective bargaining, and contractors for inherently Workforce increase the use of contractors governmental activities. As a for inherently governmental resolution, it will not be sent to the activities. president and, therefore, cannot become law. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-HI

H.R. 1022/S. 362: Federal Allows federal employees six weeks Referred to the House Employees Paid Parental of paid leave for the birth or adoption Committees on

Leave Act of 2017 of a child. Oversight and Government Reform Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D- and House NY/Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI Administration Paid Parental Leave Referred to the Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

H.R. 559: Modern Expedites procedures for disciplinary Referred to the House Employment Reform, actions, including termination, taken Committee on Improvement, and against federal employees. Notably, it Oversight and

Transformation (MERIT) Act requires any appeal of a termination to Government Reform of 2017 occur within 7 days, and for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to Federal rule on that appeal within 30 days. If Employee Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R- MSPB is unable to decide the appeal Due Process GA for any reason, including due to insufficient time to review the case, the termination becomes final. This

bill represents a loss of meaningful due process, and could lead to political retribution.

For more information, please contact Jessica Klement, Legislative Director, at [email protected], or John Hatton, Deputy Legislative Director, at [email protected].