Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024
Latest action · Mar 12, 2024 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
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- IntroducedMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024
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.
Cosponsors 138
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Apr 2, 2024 |
Actions 2
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- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2024Referred 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.
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- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
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