[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7600

    To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for 
   negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial 
 personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2026

  Mr. Walkinshaw (for himself and Mr. Bost) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for 
   negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial 
 personnel of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Supervisors, Managers, and 
Postmasters Fairness Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION OF PAY AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS FOR POSTAL SERVICE 
              SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 1004 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) Not later than 60 days before the date on which a Postal 
Service pay decision under this section regarding pay policies and 
schedules and fringe benefit programs is scheduled to expire, the 
Postal Service shall provide a written proposal to the supervisors' 
organization and the postmasters' organization for any changes in pay 
policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for members 
represented by the supervisors' organization and the postmasters' 
organization for a covered period.
    ``(2) Not later than 60 days after the date an agreement is reached 
on a collective bargaining agreement between the Postal Service and a 
bargaining representative recognized under section 1203 of this title 
that affects any matter (including the supervisory differential) 
concerning supervisor, manager, and postmaster pay policies and 
schedules and fringe benefit programs, the Postal Service shall provide 
a written proposal regarding the matters so affected to the 
supervisors' organization and the postmasters' organization for any 
changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs 
covering members represented by the supervisors' organization and the 
postmasters' organization.
    ``(3) The Postal Service, the supervisors' organization, and the 
postmasters' organization shall strive to resolve any differences 
concerning the proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the 
procedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d).''.
    (b) Modification of Dispute Resolution.--Paragraph (5) of section 
1004(f) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) Not more than 15 days after the panel has made its 
recommendation and considered input from the Postal Service, the 
supervisors' organization, and the postmasters' organization pursuant 
to paragraph (4), the panel shall issue its final determination for pay 
policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. Such final 
determination shall be binding upon the Postal Service, the 
supervisors' organization, and the postmasters' organization.''.
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