Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
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.
Timeline
- Feb 6, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] R-MO
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] D-NV
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] D-NH
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] D-NJ
- Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] D-NM
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] D-MD
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] D-NY
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] D-DE
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] D-CA
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] D-CO
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] D-CA
In the News
- Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress - The New York Times
- Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: National Association of Letter Carriers - AFL-CIO
- NALC President Brian L. Renfroe testifies before Congress on urgent need to protect letter carriers from crime - National Association of Letter Carriers
- The Fiscal Effects of a Federal Paid Family Leave Program, Yet Another Unfunded Entitlement - The Heritage Foundation
- Opinion | Donald Trump Dreams of Presidential Infallibility (Published 2019) - The New York Times