Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025
The Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025 would expand the right to appeal certain United States Postal Service (USPS) personnel actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Specifically, the bill would amend a section of title 39 to include USPS officers or employees who are not represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203 and who occupy supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial positions covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS). In effect, eligible non-represented USPS employees in these pay and position categories could appeal certain personnel actions to the MSPB, rather than other internal processes. In short, the bill creates a pathway for more USPS employees to challenge adverse personnel actions through the MSPB, potentially standardizing due-process protections with other federal employees.
Key Points
- 1Extends MSPB appeal rights to a defined subset of USPS employees.
- 2Eligibility requires: (a) not being represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203, and (b) holding a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS).
- 3The amendment changes Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, U.S.C., to implement this expansion.
- 4The bill is titled the “Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendment Act of 2025” and was introduced in the 119th Congress.
- 5The sponsor listed in the introduction includes Rep. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Garbarino).