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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend to certain officers and employees of the United States Postal Service the same procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions as are afforded under title 5, United States Code, to Federal employees in the competitive services.

S. 541Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. David Pryor D-AR
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 27, 1987 — Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-135.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

78 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 51 Democrats

27 of 78 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Max Baucus (D-MT), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), David Durenberger (R-MN), Daniel Evans (R-WA), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. David Pryor.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.