S. 678: Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

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S. 678: Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-86.

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Official title

Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

Plain summary

Postmaster Equity Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to declare that the Postal Service's employment policy shall provide for compensation, working conditions, and career opportunities that will assure the attraction and attention of qualified and capable postmaster personnel. Grants postmaster organizations the right to participate in program planning and development pertaining to pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefits and other postmaster programs. Authorizes, under specified conditions, a postmasters organization to request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to convene a fact-finding panel if the organization disagrees with the decision of the Service's proposal to change pay policies, schedules, and fringe benefit programs affecting postmasters that shall be in effect during the period covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Service and certain recognized bargaining representatives. Prescribes guidelines for establishing the panel. Requires the panel to recommend standards for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs affecting the members of the postmasters organizations for the period covered by the collective bargaining agreement and, consistent with such standards, make appropriate recommendations concerning the differences between the parties on such policies, schedules, and programs within 30 days after its appointment, unless the Service and the postmasters organization agree to a longer period. Authorizes the Service or the postmasters organization, three years after enactment of this Act, to request FMCS and the other party to create a panel to review the effectiveness of the procedures and other provisions of this Act and the Postal Service's employment policy.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 678, Postmasters Equity Act of 2003 (2003-06-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 678, Postmasters Equity Act of 2003 (2003-06-24)

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 505 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S678 (2003-09-16): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108