Letters From NARFE
NARFE regularly sends letters to Congress and the Administration on issues affecting the pay and benefits of the federal community. Sending these letters, either independently or with our coalition partners, is an important way NARFE ensures the voices of federal employees and retirees are heard. Access NARFE’s most recent letters below.
118th CONGRESS (2023-2024)
April 16, 2024 – NARFE FY25 FSGG Appropriations Letter re OPM Retirement Services and Federal Pay Raise
April 12, 2024 – NARFE Statement for Record for April 16 WEP-GPO Hearing
February 26, 2024-NARFE Letter Opposing Fiscal Commission, H.R. 5779/ S. 3262
February 6, 2024 – NARFE Letter to House Oversight Committee in Support of DRUG Act, H.R. 6283
January 18, 2024- NARFE National President Sends Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means to Markup The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82
November 20, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Submits Testimony for the Record for WEP/GPO Field Hearing
November 17, 2023 – NARFE National President Sends Letter in Support of OPM Proposed Rule Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles
November 8, 2023 – NARFE National President Letter in Opposition to Ogles Amendment #84 to Defund Proposed Rule Protecting Merit Based Civil Service
September 28, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Representatives Urging Support for a Bipartisan Continuing Resolution to Avoid a Government Shutdown
September 13, 2023 – NARFE Joins Federal-Postal Coalition Allies Urging Congress to Fund Government to Avoid a Shutdown
September 12, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to House Committee Regarding Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Premium Increases
September 12, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Senate Committee Regarding Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Premium Increases
September 7, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Congress Urging Them to Avoid a Government Shutdown
July 24, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Senators Regarding Amendments to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act
May 5, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter Urging Congress to Raise the Debt Limit
April 26, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Submits Statement for the Record to House Subcommittee on Social Security Regarding Repeal of WEP/GPO
March 7, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Letter to OPM re: Do Not Pay Implementation
January 31, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter Endorsing the Fair COLA for Seniors Act
January 23, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Representatives Urging Them to Vote In Favor of the Chance to Compete Act of 2023
January 23, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Cosponsor the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
January 13, 2023 – NARFE National President William Shackelford Sends Letter to President Biden Requesting Actions in Support of Federal Workers and Retirees
117th CONGRESS (2021-2022)
December 22, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Lawmakers Regarding Potential Rules for the 118th Congress
December 2, 2022 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to House Leadership Requesting Year-End Action on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset
November 17, 2022 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to Senators Urging Support for Particular Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act Amendments
October 28, 2022 – Coalition Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Protect Nonpartisan Civil Service
September 28, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Vote in Favor of the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022
September 28, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Vote in Favor of the Chance to Compete Act of 2022
September 20, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means in Support of the Social Security Fairness Act
September 14, 2022 – Federal-Postal Coalition Send Letter to Representatives Urging them to Vote in Favor of the Preventing a Patronage System Act
September 12, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Vote in Favor of the Preventing a Patronage System Act
August 8, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Oppose H.R. 8550, the Public Service Reform Act
August 2, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Senate Committee Urging Them to Favorably Report the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
July 28, 2022 – NARFE Sends Letter to House of Representatives Urging them to Vote Against Rule that Negatively Affects WEP and GPO Repeal Legislation
July 13, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House of Representatives in Favor of Amendment Protecting Merit-Based Civil Service
July 12, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging Them to Vote in Favor of the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
July 11, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Congressional Appropriators in Support of Pay Parity
July 11, 2022 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Rules in Favor of Amendment Protecting Merit-Based Civil Service
July 8, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Congress In Support of Suspending Required Minimum Distributions In 2022
July 7, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to OPM re: FLTCIP Premiums
June 7, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Asking for Support of the Social Security Fairness Act
June 7, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Senators Asking for Support of the Equal COLA Act
May 10, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives in Support of the Federal Firefighter Fairness Act
April 20, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Education and Labor in Support of the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act
April 5, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Support of the Chance to Compete Act of 2022
March 29, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Support H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022
March 24, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Oppose H.R. 7095, the Accountable Feds Act
February, 14, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Senators Urging them to Support H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
February 8, 2022 – Federal-Postal Coalition Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Support H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, as Amended
February 3, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives Urging them to Support H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, as Amended
February 1, 2022 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Congress Urging Passage of Full-Year FY22 Appropriations Bills
December 7, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Subcommittee on Social Security Urging Support for New Bill, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
September 28, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Avert Government Shutdown
April 19, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Representatives urging them to vote in favor of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
March 23, 2021 – NARFE and Coalition Partners Send Letter Urging the Biden-Harris Administration to Restore Quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board
March 19, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Committee on Oversight and Reform in Support of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
March 3, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Senate in Support of Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
February 26, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House of Representatives in Support of Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
February 23, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter Outlining NARFE’s Views and Concerns in Advance of House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing on Postal Reform
February 22, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Subcommittee on Government Operations in Advance of a Hearing Examining Ways to Revitalize the Federal Workforce
February 18, 2021 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to President Biden Requesting Actions in Support of Public Service
February 3, 2021 – NARFE and Coalition Partners Send Letter Urging Congress to Renew and Expand Leave Provisions Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
116th CONGRESS (2019-2020)
November 20, 2020 – NARFE and Coalition Partners Send Letter Urging Congress to Block Executive Order 13957
November 2, 2020 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter Urging Congress to Nullify Executive Order that Undermines Merit-Based Civil Service
August 18, 2020 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Letter to Congress Urging Preservation of Postal Service
August 13, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to President’s Pay Agent in Support of an Adequate Federal Pay Raise for 2021
July 14, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Appropriations in Support of a Federal Pay Raise in 2021
June 30, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House of Representatives Urging a Modest Pay Raise for Federal Employees in 2021
May 11, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Congress Urging WEP/GPO Repeal or Reform in Future Economic Stimulus Package
May 4, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to Congress Celebrating Public Servants and Their Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
April 20, 2020 – NARFE President Ken Thomas Sends Letter Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Assist Federal Employees on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Crisis
April 14, 2020 – Federal-Postal Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Address COVID-19 Challenges for Federal and Postal Employees and Retirees
February 10, 2020 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Support of DC Statehood
February 4, 2020 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to House of Representatives in Support of the USPS Fairness Act
December 10, 2019 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to Congress Urging Support for FY20 NDAA Conference Agreement
September 24, 2019 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to Senate Urging Support for Paid Family Leave for Federal Workers
September 18, 2019 – NARFE National President Ken Thomas Sends Letter to House Committee on Oversight and Reform in Support of DC Statehood
July 24, 2019 – NARFE National President Sends Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means Urging Social Security Fairness
July 17, 2019 – Federal-Postal Coalition Letter to House of Representatives in Support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
115th CONGRESS (2017-2018)
September 4, 2018 NARFE Amicus Curiae Brief to Supreme Court in Dawson v. Steager
Oct. 3, 2017 NARFE Letter to House of Representatives Opposing Budget Resolution Targeting Feds
July 18, 2017 NARFE President Sends Letter to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in Support of the TSP Modernization Act
July 17, 2017 NARFE President Sends Letter On Tax Reform to Senate Finance Committee
June 7, 2017 NARFE President Sends Letter to Senate Budget Committee Opposing President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
June 7, 2017 NARFE President Sends Letter to House Budget Committee Opposing President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
January 30, 2017 NARFE Urges Committee to Oppose Misguided “Tax Accountability” Legislation
114th CONGRESS (2015-2016)
November 30, 2016 Federal-Postal Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Fix 2017 Medicare Part B Premiums
September 27, 2016 NARFE Joins 75 National Organizations Urging Congress to Fix 2017 Medicare Part B Premiums
July 13, 2016 NARFE Urges Committee to Oppose Changes to WEP Reform Legislation.
July 11, 2016 NARFE President Urges Committee to Oppose Misguided Postal Reform Legislation.
July 6, 2016 NARFE President sends letter opposing H.R. 4361, which would limit federal employees due process rights.
February 1, 2016 NARFE signs letter opposing H.R. 4293, which would weaken protections for retirement savers receiving investment advice.
January 20, 2016 NARFE President expresses views on USPS reform in advance of Senate hearing.
January 11, 2016 NARFE Joins with Federal Managers to Advocate Changes to the Federal Probationary Period.
December 2, 2015 NARFE President sends letter to President Obama requesting he omit proposals to reduce workers’ compensation benefits in his fiscal year 2017 budget
September 30, 2015 Joint Ltr to Committees Part B Premiums Deductible
April 20, 2015 NARFE President sends letter to Budget Conferees ahead of budget report.
April 20, 2015 Federal-Postal Coalition sends letter to Budget Conferees ahead of budget report.
March 25, 2015 Federal-Postal Coalition letter to the House in opposition of Budget Resolution, H.Con.Res.27
March 25, 2015 NARFE letter to Senate in opposition to Budget Resolution, S.Con.Res.11
March 24, 2015 NARFE Letter to House of Representatives Urging Opposition to Budget Resolution, H. Con. Res. 27
February 18, 2015 NARFE Sends Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees in Advance of Budget Release
January 27, 2015 NARFE Sends Letters to President Obama Requesting 3.8% Pay Raise for Federal Employees
January 13, 2015 Federal-Postal Coalition letter endorsing legislation providing a 3.8% federal employee pay raise in 2016
Previous letters to Congress are archived here