Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This legislation aims to bolster the safety and security of United States Postal Service (USPS) employees and its mail delivery system. It includes a Sense of Congress emphasizing the need to protect letter carriers from violence and for the Attorney General to vigorously prosecute assaults against them. A significant provision authorizes the appropriation of $1,400,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to the USPS. These funds are designated for critical security upgrades, specifically for the installation of high-security collection boxes and the replacement of older universal mailbox keys, known as arrow keys, with more secure electronic versions . To improve law enforcement response, the bill mandates the Attorney General appoint an Assistant United States Attorney in each judicial district to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of offenses against the Postal Service, including mail-related crimes and assaults against carriers. Additionally, the United States Sentencing Commission is directed to amend its guidelines to ensure that the assault or robbery of a postal employee is treated with the same severity as the assault of a law enforcement officer, aiming for stronger penalties for such crimes.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDue process and equal protectionEvidence and witnessesGovernment trust fundsJudicial procedure and administrationLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsProperty rightsState and local government operations
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1065| House
| Updated: 2/6/2025
This legislation aims to bolster the safety and security of United States Postal Service (USPS) employees and its mail delivery system. It includes a Sense of Congress emphasizing the need to protect letter carriers from violence and for the Attorney General to vigorously prosecute assaults against them. A significant provision authorizes the appropriation of $1,400,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to the USPS. These funds are designated for critical security upgrades, specifically for the installation of high-security collection boxes and the replacement of older universal mailbox keys, known as arrow keys, with more secure electronic versions . To improve law enforcement response, the bill mandates the Attorney General appoint an Assistant United States Attorney in each judicial district to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of offenses against the Postal Service, including mail-related crimes and assaults against carriers. Additionally, the United States Sentencing Commission is directed to amend its guidelines to ensure that the assault or robbery of a postal employee is treated with the same severity as the assault of a law enforcement officer, aiming for stronger penalties for such crimes.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDue process and equal protectionEvidence and witnessesGovernment trust fundsJudicial procedure and administrationLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsProperty rightsState and local government operations