Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 28, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
This bill removes certain restrictions on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) police officers to investigate criminal matters related to the USPS and postal mail.
Cosponsors 104
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2023 to Nov 1, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 28, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 28, 2023 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Apr 28, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 9, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | May 15, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 13, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 24, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Nov 1, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2023 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 72, April 28, 2023, page H2119.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5587 | Postal Police Reform Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
