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Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill expresses Congress's sense that postal letter carriers must be protected from violence and authorizes $1.4 billion per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to upgrade postal collection boxes with high security features and replace older universal mailbox keys with electronic versions. The bill requires the Attorney General to appoint an assistant United States attorney in each judicial district to coordinate prosecution of crimes against the United States Postal Service, postal employees, and mail carriers, with compliance required within one year. The bill also directs the Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to treat assault or robbery of a postal employee the same as assault of a law enforcement officer.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
Actions (2)
- Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) United States Postal Service letter carriers must be protected from acts of violence; and
(2) the Attorney General should vigorously prosecute any case of assault against a postal employee.
SEC. 3. FUNDS TO UPGRADE COLLECTION BOXES.
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to the United States Postal Service to carry out, as determined by the United States Postal Service—
(1) the installation of high security collection boxes; and
(2) the replacement of older versions of the universal mailbox key, also known as the arrow key, with electronic versions.
SEC. 4. COORDINATION OF PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
(a) In General.—Section 542 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the United States attorney for the district, appoint in each judicial district an assistant United States attorney with principal responsibility in the district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of alleged offenses committed—
“(1) in violation of chapter 83 of title 18;
“(2) in violation of sections 2115, 2116, or 2117 of title 18; or
“(3) against a carrier or person entrusted with the mail and having custody thereof, in violation of section 111 of title 18.”.
(b) Deadline for Compliance.—The Attorney General shall comply with section 542(c) of title 28, United States Code, as added by this Act, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO ROBBERY AGAINST A POSTAL EMPLOYEE.
Not later than May 1 following the first year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements promulgated under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee, including conduct committed during the immediate flight after the commission of such an assault or robbery if the conduct creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury, shall be treated in the same manner as the assault of a law enforcement officer. <all>
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