H.R. 1065In CommitteeGOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICS

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

Administrative remedies · Civil actions and liability · Congressional oversight

Sponsor

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

R · PA-1

Key facts

Introduced: Feb 6, 2025

Chamber: House

Cosponsors: 204

Congress: 119th

Latest action · Feb 6, 2025

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.

Summary

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

This bill requires or authorizes certain actions related to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

The bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of various crimes related to postal services (for example, assault on a postal service employee, breaking into a post office, or obstruction of mails).

The bill also requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to provide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee shall be treated the same as the assault of a law enforcement officer.

Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the USPS to install high security collection boxes and replace older versions of the universal mailbox key with electronic versions.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

Feb 6, 2025
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.
Feb 6, 2025
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.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in House

Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 204)

Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] D-OH
Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] R-NY
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] D-NJ
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] R-PA
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] D-NY
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] D-DE
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] D-NY
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] R-NY
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] D-NH
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] D-MN
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] D-IL
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] D-MN
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] R-NY
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] D-IN
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] D-MO
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] D-NY
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] R-CA
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] D-NY
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] D-CA
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] D-CA
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] D-NY
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] D-CA
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] D-CA
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] D-HI
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] D-MD
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] D-CA
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] D-CA
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] D-TX
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] D-CA
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] D-CA

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